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The Kissing Bandit is a 1948 film directed by László Benedek. It stars Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson, with Ricardo Montalbán, Ann Miller, and Cyd Charisse in supporting roles.

The Kissing Bandit
Directed by	László Benedek
Written by	Isobel Lennart
Produced by	Joe Pasternak
Starring	Frank Sinatra Kathryn Grayson J. Carrol Naish
Cinematography	Robert Surtees
Edited by	Adrienne Fazan
Music by	George Stoll
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	November 18, 1948 (1948-11-18)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3,291,000[1][2]
Box office	$1,381,000[1]

Plot

In the early nineteenth century, Ricardo, the son of a robber known as the Kissing Bandit, is a shy, Boston-bred young man who does not know how to sit on a horse. He falls for the daughter of the Spanish Governor of California.

Cast

Songs

Music by Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Earl Brent and Edward Heyman.

• "Love is Where You Find It"
• "Tomorrow Means Romance"
• "What's Wrong With Me?"
• "If I Steal a Kiss"
• "I Like You"
• "Siesta"
• "Senorita"

Reception

The film was a financial disaster, earning $969,000 in the US and Canada and $412,000 overseas, resulting in a loss to MGM of $2,643,000. This made it one of the least successful musicals in MGM history.[1][3][4]

It was reviewed - unfavourably - in Picturegoer : "the progress of [the] romance is uninspired and very dull. The one worthwhile performance comes from J. Carrol Naish as The Kissing Bandit's henchman."[5]

References

External links

• The Kissing Bandit at IMDb
• The Kissing Bandit at the TCM Movie Database
• The Kissing Bandit at AllMovie
• The Kissing Bandit at the American Film Institute Catalog

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