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Sinatra, The Singing Veteran Of 'Brooklyn'

In the 1947 film, It Happened In Brooklyn, Frank Sinatra plays a soldier who returns after four years at war and decides to pursue a singing career with some friends from the old neighborhood. Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews the recently-released DVD version of the film.

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Lloyd Schwartz is the classical music critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross.
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