My Gal Sal (1942)
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29% of users liked it
(66 ratings)
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based on a My Brother Paul, a biography by the composer's brother, Theodore Dreiser, it was actually concocted from an unpublished manuscript by Dreiser and his wife Helen Richardson.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
- Directed By
- Irving Cummings
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 30, 1942 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
This musical extravaganza starring the gorgeous looking Rita Hayworth, made by Fox in WWII, won the Oscar Award for Art Direction.
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Cast
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Rita Hayworth
as Sally Elliott
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Victor Mature
as Paul Dresser
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Carole Landis
as Mae Collins
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John Sutton
as Fred Haviland
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Phil Silvers
as Wiley
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James Gleason
as Pat Hawley
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Walter Catlett
as Col. Truckee
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Mona Maris
as Countess Rossini
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Frank Orth
as McGuinness
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Stanley Andrews
as Mr. Dreiser
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Margaret Moffat
as Mrs. Dreiser
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Libby Taylor
as Ida
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John Kelly
as John L. Sullivan
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Curt Bois
as Monsieur De Rochemont
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Hermes Pan
as Dancing Partner
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Gregory Gaye
as Monsieur Garnier
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Andrew Tombes
as Corbin
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Albert Conti
as Henri
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Charles Arnt
as Tailor
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Ernie S. Adams
as Man
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Joe Bernard
as Man
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Paul E. Burns
as Ferris Wheel Operator
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Chief Thundercloud
as Murphy
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Iron Eyes Cody
as Indian
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Luke Cosgrave
as Man
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Billy Curtis
as Midget Driver
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Dorothy Dearing
as Sally's Friend
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Edgar Dearing
as Policeman
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Frank Ferguson
as Loud Customer
- Gus Glassmire
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Milt Kibbee
as Man
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Robert Lowery
as Sally's Friend
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Edward McNamara
as Policeman
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John Miller
as Man
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Roseanne Murray
as Sally's Friend
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Ted North
as Sally's Friend
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Gene Ramey
as Quartet
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Cyril Ring
as Man
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Tom Seidel
as Usher
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Harry Strang
as Bartender
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Charles Tannen
as Hotel Clerk
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Eddy Waller
as Buggy Driver
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Billy Wayne
as Delivery Man
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Lawrence Wheat
as Stage Door Man
- Clarence G. Badger
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George Melford
as Conductor
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Terry Moore
as Carrie Dreiser
- Tom O'Grady
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Barry Downing
as Theodore Dreiser
- Delos Jewkes
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Joe Downing
as Slip
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Rosina Galli
as Maid
