Frank Sinatra and Deborah Kerr go on a holiday to mend their marriage, but intervention by lawyer Cesar Romero causes a divorce and a second marriage for her to Dean Martin. “Marriage on the Rocks” is definitely a second-rate comedy from director Jack Donohue (“Babes in Toyland” 1961), with a screenplay by Cy Howard that has a sitcom feel to it.
One would expect more from a movie with big stars like this, especially with the Chairman of the Board’s production company involved. The supporting cast includes Nancy Sinatra, John McGiver, Hermione Baddeley, Sigrid Valdis, Joi Lansing, Kathleen Freeman, Flip Mark, Tara Ashton, Michael Petit, Davey Davison, Tony Bill, Trini Lopez as himself, and DeForest Kelley, one year before he hit the big time as Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy of the “Star Trek” television show and movies (1966-1991).
Sinatra’s favorite arranger Nelson Riddle was in charge of the musical score, though neither Rat Pack member sang in the picture. Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin would not appear in a film together until 1984’s “Cannonball Run 2.” This mediocre yet watchable film “Marriage on the Rocks” was a modest hit at the box office for producer-cinematographer William H. Daniels, A-C Productions, Sinatra Enterprises, and Warner Bros. Pictures.
Marriage on the Rocks (1965)
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My Review
Frank Sinatra and Deborah Kerr go on a holiday to mend their marriage, but intervention by lawyer Cesar Romero causes a divorce and a second marriage for her to Dean Martin. “Marriage on the Rocks” is definitely a second-rate comedy from director Jack Donohue (“Babes in Toyland” 1961), with a screenplay by Cy Howard that has a sitcom feel to it.
One would expect more from a movie with big stars like this, especially with the Chairman of the Board’s production company involved. The supporting cast includes Nancy Sinatra, John McGiver, Hermione Baddeley, Sigrid Valdis, Joi Lansing, Kathleen Freeman, Flip Mark, Tara Ashton, Michael Petit, Davey Davison, Tony Bill, Trini Lopez as himself, and DeForest Kelley, one year before he hit the big time as Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy of the “Star Trek” television show and movies (1966-1991).
Sinatra’s favorite arranger Nelson Riddle was in charge of the musical score, though neither Rat Pack member sang in the picture. Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin would not appear in a film together until 1984’s “Cannonball Run 2.” This mediocre yet watchable film “Marriage on the Rocks” was a modest hit at the box office for producer-cinematographer William H. Daniels, A-C Productions, Sinatra Enterprises, and Warner Bros. Pictures.