My Gal Sal (1942)

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A pregnant Alice Faye was forced to bow out of this colorful Fox musical, which instead went to Rita Hayworth, whom the studio borrowed from Columbia. Hayworth plays the highly fictitious Sally Elliott of the title, a musical star teaming up with Indiana boy Paul Dresser (Victor Mature), a runaway… More A pregnant Alice Faye was forced to bow out of this colorful Fox musical, which instead went to Rita Hayworth, whom the studio borrowed from Columbia. Hayworth plays the highly fictitious Sally Elliott of the title, a musical star teaming up with Indiana boy Paul Dresser (Victor Mature), a runaway who after a brief stopover in a tank town medicine show arrives in Gay Nineties New York full of verve and vigor. There he composes the title tune for the fair lady and becomes the toast of Tin Pan Alley. There are the obligatory bumps on the road along the way, of course, but everything ends, as any Fox musical should, with a grand and glorious finale. Although Fox publicity claimed that My Gal Sal was based on a My Brother Paul, a biography by the composer's brother, Theodore Dreiser, it was actually concocted from an unpublished manuscript by Dreiser and his wife Helen Richardson. The film earned Oscars(TM) for art and set decoration and included such Dresser songs as "On the Banks of the Wabash", "I'se Your Honey, If You Wants Me, Liza", "Come Tell Me What's Your Answer (Yes or No)" and "Mr. Volunteer. House songwriters Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger contributed "Me and My Fella" and "On the Great White Way. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 43 min.
Directed By: Irving Cummings
Genres: Musical & Performing Arts, Classics

In Theaters: Apr 30, 1942 Wide

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Cast

            Rita Hayworth as Sally Elliott

            Victor Mature as Paul Dresser

            Carole Landis as Mae Collins

            John Sutton as Fred Haviland

            Phil Silvers as Wiley

            James Gleason as Pat Hawley

            Walter Catlett as Col. Truckee

            Mona Maris as Countess Rossini

            Frank Orth as McGuinness

            Stanley Andrews as Mr. Dreiser

            Margaret Moffat as Mrs. Dreiser

            Libby Taylor as Ida

            John Kelly as John L. Sullivan

            Curt Bois as Monsieur De Rochemont

            Hermes Pan as Dancing Partner

            Gregory Gaye as Monsieur Garnier

            Andrew Tombes as Corbin

            Albert Conti as Henri

            Charles Arnt as Tailor

            Ernie S. Adams as Man

            Joe Bernard as Man

            Paul E. Burns as Ferris Wheel Operator

            Chief Thundercloud as Murphy

            Iron Eyes Cody as Indian

            Luke Cosgrave as Man

            Billy Curtis as Midget Driver

            Dorothy Dearing as Sally's Friend

            Edgar Dearing as Policeman

            Frank Ferguson as Loud Customer

            Gus Glassmire
            
            Milt Kibbee as Man

            Robert Lowery as Sally's Friend

            Edward McNamara as Policeman

            John Miller as Man

            Roseanne Murray as Sally's Friend

            Ted North as Sally's Friend

            Gene Ramey as Quartet

            Cyril Ring as Man

            Tom Seidel as Usher

            Harry Strang as Bartender

            Charles Tannen as Hotel Clerk

            Eddy Waller as Buggy Driver

            Billy Wayne as Delivery Man

            Lawrence Wheat as Stage Door Man

            Clarence G. Badger
            
            George Melford as Conductor

            Terry Moore as Carrie Dreiser

            Tom O'Grady
            
            Barry Downing as Theodore Dreiser

            Delos Jewkes
            
            Joe Downing as Slip

            Rosina Galli as Maid
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