Anyone who saw this on its initial release in 1952 would not have been surprised when Sinatra unveiled his considerable 'acting' chops in his very next movie, From Here To Eternity for Meet Danny Wilson is a perfect Halfway House between the gauche Clarence in Anchors Aweigh (typical of all Sinatra's roles in the 40s,with the possible exception of Miracle Of The Bells which extended his range only to the extent of putting him in a dog-collar) and Maggio in Eternity. Here is the Sinatra the real fans knew and admired, primarily a great singer but also a flawed human being, volatile, arrogant, brash. Don McGuire weighs in with a tasty script with some great zingers and uses just enough material from Sinatra's real life to please the cognoscenti. A rare title today but one central to the Sinatra collection and unmissable.
Review of Meet Danny Wilson
