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25 October 1957 (USA)
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From Your Pal, Columbia! more
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Joey Evans is charming, handsome, funny, talented, and a first class, A-number-one heel. When Joey meets...
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Nominated for 4 Oscars.
Another 4 wins
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2 nominations
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(From BroadwayWorld.com. 22 November 2009, 4:45 AM, PST)
Lou Jacobi obituary
(From The Guardian - Film News. 16 November 2009, 4:59 AM, PST)
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 22 November 2009, 4:45 AM, PST)
Lou Jacobi obituary
(From The Guardian - Film News. 16 November 2009, 4:59 AM, PST)
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If you like musicals of this period, don't miss "Pal Joey."
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Rita Hayworth | ... | Vera Simpson |
 | Frank Sinatra | ... | Joey Evans |
 | Kim Novak | ... | Linda English |
 | Barbara Nichols | ... | Gladys |
| Bobby Sherwood | ... | Ned Galvin |
| Hank Henry | ... | Mike Miggins |
| Elizabeth Patterson | ... | Mrs. Casey |
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111 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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The original Broadway stage production of "Pal Joey" opened at Ethel Barrymore Theater in New York City on December 25, 1940 and ran for 374 performances.
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Continuity: Just before the Linda's arrival, Mrs. Simpson lights a cigarette and holds it with her right hand. Between cuts it appears in her left hand.
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Linda English:
My mother always says a lady's a lady wherever she goes
Joey Evans: And a bum's a bum wherever he goes.
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Joey Evans: And a bum's a bum wherever he goes.
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Referenced in "Cybill: Pal Zoey (#2.22)" (1996)
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Do It the Hard Way
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Another marvelous effort from prolific director George Sidney, who once again displays an uncanny ability to make us wish we lived in the and time and place of his films. The classic Rogers and Hart songs selected from the smorgasbord written for the original 1940 play alone make this movie well worth a look.
Gene Kelly, a chorus boy a year earlier, was cast in the title role in the original but critically panned "Joey" of 1940. The story line for "Joey" was too sleazy and cynical for the 40's, but today comes across better than the average fare in support of many musicals of the period.
Frank Sinatra is well suited as the film-version Joey. His musical and acting styles add contemporary flavors that are as appealing in the 1950's film version as they were in the critically acclaimed 1952 revival of the play featuring Harold Lang as Joey. Frank's signature song delivery retains, but also in part redefines in a more contemporary way, the classic appeal of the best show tunes of the 40's and 50's.
Although Rita Hayworth's acting talents too often are overlooked, she is the standout actor in "Joey." Casting Kim Novak in a 50's film rather defines the genre, and while she is both appealing and likable in her role, you can't help but be aware that she is stretching her limits as an actor, singer, and dancer.
Finally, the film is a visual treat, and San Francisco a more than an adequate substitute for Chicago. Don't analyze, just sit back and enjoy.