The Rat Pack had several “associate” members, called “Rat Pack Mascots,” including Marilyn Monroe, Angie Dickinson, Shirley MacLaine, Lauren Bacall, Juliet Prowse and Judy Garland. The Copa Room at the Sands was considered the “home” of the Rat Pack. The Sands was opened in 1952 and was imploded in 1996. THE RAT PACK, a new 5 reel, 30 pay-line video slot now playing at River Belle Casino, adds a cool, swinging musical soundtrack to the reward opportunities of a great game packed with two Wilds, a free spin-generating Scatter and a new nudge-down feature. The Rat Pack was an informal group of entertainers, the second iteration of which ultimately made movies and appeared together in Las Vegas casino venues. They originated as a group of A-list show business friends who met casually at the Los Angeles home of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. (PRESS RELEASE) - Frank Sinatra fans are invited to return to the days of the Rat Pack on Friday, 17 November at the Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady Event Center, with a special 'Supper With Sinatra,' featuring a family-style meal and live performance by Strictly Sinatra.

The “Rat Pack” will forever be associated with Las Vegas.

We decided to learn more about this merry band of miscreants, and quickly realized there’s a lot we didn’t know. Some of these Rat Pack facts might surprise you, too.

1. Originally, the Rat Pack was a group of friends centered around the group’s leader, Humphrey Bogart. The original members included Errol Flynn, Nat King Cole, Mickey Rooney, Jerry Lewis and Cesar Romero.

Spin casino roulette. In “Casablanca,” Humphrey Bogart wore platform shoes so he wouldn’t have to look up to Ingrid Bergman.

2. Nobody’s sure where the “Rat Pack” name came from, but most attribute it to Lauren Bacall. Bogart and Bacall lived in a neighborhood called Holmby Hills, so their house and the original group were sometimes called the Holmby Hills Rat Pack.

3. The original rat pack had a coat of arms, a rat gnawing on a human hand. The group’s motto was “Never rat on a rat.”

4. Later, the name was used for a variation of the group with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. The group didn’t call itself the Rat Pack, though. They used “The Summit” or “The Clan.”

‎Peter Lawford and ‎Joey Bishop are the ones you don’t recognize.

5. The Rat Pack had several “associate” members, called “Rat Pack Mascots,” including Marilyn Monroe, Angie Dickinson, Shirley MacLaine, Lauren Bacall, Juliet Prowse and Judy Garland.

6. The Copa Room at the Sands was considered the “home” of the Rat Pack. The Sands was opened in 1952 and was imploded in 1996. The Venetian now stands on the former site of the Sands.

7. In Las Vegas, when a member of the Rat Pack would be scheduled for a performance, the rest of the Rat Pack would turn up for an impromptu show. The multi-talented performers sold out almost all of their appearances, and visitors would stream into Las Vegas, often sleeping in their cars if they couldn’t find rooms. Hotel-casino marquees were known to tease the Rat Pack’s appearances. For example, the Sands marquee read: “Dean Martin, Maybe Frank, Maybe Sammy.”

8. Peter Lawford was John F. Kennedy’s brother-in-law. Kennedy would sometimes hang out with the Rat Pack in Vegas, and when they did, they referred to themselves as the “Jack Pack.” A falling out between Sinatra and the Kennedys about Sinatra’s links to the mob got Peter Lawford booted from the group.

9. Frank Sinatra once ordered 300 Bloody Marys from room service for a Rat Pack party.

10. Dean Martin’s son, Dean Paul Martin, died in a plane crash in 1987 on the San Gorgonio Mountain in California. Frank Sinatra’s mother, Dolly, was killed in a plane crash 10 years earlier on the exact same mountain.

Dean Martin’s real name was Dino Paul Crocetti. He changed it to Dino Martini, then to Dean Martin. Martin only read one book in his lifetime, “Black Beauty.”

11. Among the Rat Pack, Sammy Davis Jr.’s nickname was “Smokey.” While not commonly known, he was an accomplished quick-draw artist. When Davis was denied entry into the Copacabana, Sinatra used his clout to ensure he got in the next time. When Davis wasn’t allowed to stay in the Las Vegas hotel where he was performing, Sinatra helped Davis sidestep the racist practices so prevalent in Las Vegas at the time.

12. Rat Pack member Dean Martin would often deal blackjack at Las Vegas casinos.

Rivers Casino Rat Package

13. The first movie all five Rat Pack members appeared in together was “Ocean’s Eleven.” It was released in 1960. Frank Sinatra played Danny Ocean.

That’s right, they “blew all the lights in Las Vegas.” We’ll wait.

14. The Rat Pack recorded five live albums together, including “The Rat Pack Live at the Sands” in 1960.

15. The last time Sinatra, Martin and Davis would appear in a movie together was “Cannonball Run II.”

Now you know! Have any fun Rat Pack trivia? We’d love to hear it.

(Redirected from Ocean's 11 (1960 film))

Ocean's 11
Directed by	Lewis Milestone
Produced by	Lewis Milestone
Screenplay by	Harry Brown Charles Lederer
Story by	George Clayton Johnson Jack Golden Russell
Starring	Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford Joey Bishop Angie Dickinson
Music by	Nelson Riddle
Cinematography	William H. Daniels
Edited by	Philip W. Anderson
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	August 3, 1960 (Las Vegas)^[1] August 10, 1960 (USA)
127 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$5.5 million (US/ Canada rentals)^[2]

Ocean's 11 is a 1960 American heist film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring five of the Rat Pack: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop.^[3] Centered on a series of Las Vegascasino robberies, the film also stars Angie Dickinson, Cesar Romero, Richard Conte, Akim Tamiroff, Henry Silva, Ilka Chase, Norman Fell, Patrice Wymore, and Buddy Lester, and includes cameo appearances by Shirley MacLaine, Red Skelton, and George Raft.

The film served as the primary inspiration for the Ocean's film series (2001–2007) a collection of heist films directed, edited or produced by Steven Soderbergh featuring an ensemble cast. The first film of the series, a remake of the original, Ocean's Eleven, featured Dickinson and Silva in a cameo.

Plot[edit]

World War II veterans Danny Ocean (Frank Sinatra) and Jimmy Foster (Peter Lawford) recruit nine comrades from their unit in the 82nd Airborne to simultaneously rob five Las Vegas casinos: the Sahara, the Riviera, the Desert Inn, the Sands, and the Flamingo.

From left to right: Lester, Bishop, Davis, Sinatra, and Martin

The gang (the 'eleven' of the title) plans the elaborate New Year's Eve heist with the precision of a military operation. Josh Howard (Sammy Davis Jr.) takes a job as a sanitation worker driving a garbage truck while others get jobs at the various casinos. Sam Harmon (Dean Martin) entertains in one of the hotel's lounges. Demolition charges are planted on an electrical transmission tower and the backup electrical systems are covertly rewired in each casino. At midnight, New Year's Eve, the tower is blown up and the Las Vegas Strip goes dark as the inside men sneak into the cages, hold up the cashiers, and then dump the bags of loot into the hotels' garbage bins. A garbage truck driven by Josh picks up the bags and passes through the police blockade. Everything appears to have gone off without a hitch.

However, the gang's electrician, Tony Bergdorf (Richard Conte), drops dead of a heart attack in the middle of the Strip. This raises the suspicions of police, who wonder if there is any connection. Reformed mobster Duke Santos (Cesar Romero) offers to recover the casino bosses' money for a percentage. Since the robbery was well organized, he assumes