Pal Joey

Pal Joey


Essex / George Sidney / Columbia, 1957, Color, 111 minutes, ***

Released October, 1957



Frank Sinatra is the womanizing nightclub singer caught between his attraction to chorus girl Kim Novak and rich socialite Rita Hayworth in Rodgers and Hart's classic musical. Score includes "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered", "The Lady Is a Tramp", "My Funny Valentine".



Produced by: Fred Kohlmar

Directed by: George Sidney

Assistant Director: Art Black

Screen Play by: Dorothy Kingsley

From the musical play, Book by John O'Hara, Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, Produced on the stage by George Abbott

Music Supervised and Conducted by: Morris Stoloff

Musical Arrangements: Nelson Riddle

Music Adaptation: George Duning, Nelson Riddle

Orchestrations: Arthur Morton

Music Advisor: Fred Karger

Choreography: Hermes Pan

Art Director: Walter Holscher

Set Decorations: William Kiernan, Louis Diage

Gowns by: Jean Louis

Makeup by: Ben Lane

Hair Styles by: Helen Hunt

Recording Supervisor: John Livadary

Sound: Franklin Hansen

Director of Photography: Harold Lipstein

Color by Technicolor

Technicolor Color Consultant: Henri Jaffa

Film Editors: Viola Lawrence, Jerome Thoms



Awards: Academy Award nominations for Best Sound (John P. Livadary), Best Art Direction / Set Decoration (Walter Holscher, William Kiernan, Louis Diage), Best Costume Design (Jean Louis) and Best Film Editing (Viola Lawrence and Jerome Thoms)



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], Additional Cast: Robin Morse [Bartender], Frank Wilcox [Col. Langley], Pierre Watkin [Mr. Forsythe], Barry Bernard [Anderson], Ellie Kent [Carol], Mara McAfee [Sabrina], Betty Utey [Patsy], Bek Nelson [Lola], Henry McCann [Shorty], John Hubbard [Stanley], James Seay [Livingston], Hermes Pan [Choreographer], Ernesto Molinari [Chef Tony], Jean Corbett [Specialty Dance Double], Robert Rietz [Boy Friend], Cheryl Kubert [Girl Friend], Jules Davies [Red-Faced Man], Judy Dan [Hat Check Girl], Gail Bonney [Heavy-Set Woman], Tol Avery [Detective], Robert Anderson [Policeman], Genie Stone [Girl], Raymond McWalters [Army Captain], Bob Glenn [Sailor], Sue Boomer [Secretary], Helen Eliot [Traveler's Aid], Hermie Rose [Bald Club Owner], Jack Railey [Hot Dog Vendor], Frank Wilimarth [Sidewalk Artist], Howard Sigrist [Sidewalk Photographer], Roberto Piperio [Waiter], Bobbie Lee, Connie Graham, Bobbie Jean Henson, Edith Powell, Jo Ann Smith, Ilsa Ostroffsky, Rita Barrett [Strippers], Paul Cesari, Everett Glass [Pet Store Owners], Maurice Argent, Michael Ferris [Tailors], Eddie Bartell, Albert Nalbandian, Joseph Miksak, Sydney Chatton, Frank Sully [Barkers], Andrew Wong [Chinese Club Owner], George Chan [Chinese Pianist], Allen Gin [Chinese Drummer], Barbara Yung, Pat Lynn, Jean Nakaba, Elizabeth Fenton, Lessie Lynne Wong, Nellie Gee Ching [Chinese Dancers], Giselle D'Arc [Vera's Maid], Leon Alton [Printer Salesman], Jane Chung [Flower Lady], George Ford, Steve Benton [Electricians], Ramon Martinez, George Nardelli [Headwaiters], George DeNormand, Oliver Cross, Bess Flowers, Franklyn Farnum [Bits], Trudy Erwin [singing voice of Kim Novak], Jo Ann Greer [singing voice of Rita Hayworth]



Musical Program: [0:01] Overture (played by Orchestra behind titles); [0:07] That Terrific Rainbow (sung and danced by Kim Novak and Chorus Girls, Trudy Erwin dubbing for Kim Novak); [0:09] I Didn't Know What Time It Was (sung by Frank Sinatra); [0:12] Great Big Town (sung and danced by Girls Chorus); [0:15] There's a Small Hotel (sung by Frank Sinatra); [0:20] Zip (sung and danced by Rita Hayworth, Jo Ann Greer dubbing for Rita Hayworth); [0:31] I Could Write a Book (sung and danced by Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak); [0:51] The Lady Is a Tramp (sung by Frank Sinatra with Jazz Combo); [0:55] The Lady Is a Tramp (played by Jazz Combo, danced by Frank Sinatra and Rita Hayworth); [1:02] Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (sung by Jo Ann Greer dubbing for Rita Hayworth); [1:11] My Funny Valentine (sung by Trudy Erwin dubbing for Kim Novak); [1:22] Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (reprised by Frank Sinatra); [1:42] Dream Sequence and Finale: What Do I Care for a Dame and a Ballet / Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (sung by Frank Sinatra with Orchestra, danced by Sinatra with Rita Hayworth and Kim Novak); [1:48] I Could Write a Book (short reprisal by Chorus)