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Pal Joey
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Pal Joey is a 1957 American musical drama film directed by George Sidney and produced by Fred Kohlmar. The screenplay was written by Dorothy Kingsley and John O'Hara, with music by Richard Rodgers and choreography by Hermes Pan. The cast includes Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, and Barbara Nichols. The narrative is set in San Francisco, where filming also took place.
The film was released on October 25, 1957, by Columbia Pictures and has a runtime of 111 minutes. It is presented in black-and-white. The plot follows an opportunistic singer who woos a wealthy widow to boost his career. The movie was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Film Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, and Best Sound. It received review scores of 6.4 out of 10 and 78 percent.
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6.3An opportunistic singer woos a wealthy widow to boost his career.
Cast
- Rita Hayworth as Vera Simpson
- Frank Sinatra as Joey Evans
- Kim Novak as Linda English
- Barbara Nichols as Gladys
- Bobby Sherwood as Ned Galvin
- Hank Henry as Mike Miggins
Themes
- san francisco, california
- nightclub
- singer
- nightclub singer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Pal Joey
- Director
- George Sidney
- Screenwriter
- John O'Hara
- Cast member
- Tol Avery
- Composer
- Richard Rodgers
- Producer
- Fred Kohlmar
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Narrative location
- San Francisco
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 640524
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Frank Sinatra3, Pal Joey.JPG
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- Commons category
- Pal Joey
- publication date
- 1957-01-01
- film editor
- Viola Lawrence
- title
- Pal Joey
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- color
- black-and-white
- choreographer
- Hermes Pan
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 78%
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