Word: springiest
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Sinatra acts as niftily as he sings. He is the picture of the springiest heel that ever walked himself over and fell flat on his face, and the portrait was not an easy one to draw. The objection can always be made that Frankie is only playing Sinatra, a well-known Broadway character, but then he plays the part with complete conviction and a transcendent vulgarity. Outstanding example: When a woman turns him down, he gives her a long, level look that would boil ice, and says: "If you knew what you was throwin' away...
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