My Gal Sal
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| Directed by | Irving Cummings |
| Produced by | Robert Bassler |
| Starring | Rita Hayworth Victor Mature Carole Landis |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Editing by | Robert L. Simpson |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | April 30, 1942 |
| Running time | 103 mins |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
My Gal Sal (1942) is a 20th Century Fox musical starring Rita Hayworth and Victor Mature. The film is a biopic of 1890s composer and songwriter Paul Dresser and singer, Sally Elliot. The story it was based on was written by Paul Dresser's brother, novelist Theodore Dreiser. All of the songs were written by Paul Dresser.
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[edit] Cast
- Rita Hayworth - Sally Elliott
- Victor Mature - Paul Dresser
- John Sutton - Fred Haviland
- Carole Landis - Mae Collins
- James Gleason - Pat Hawley
- Phil Silvers - Wiley
- Walter Catlett - Col. Truckee
- Mona Maris - Countess Mariana Rossini
- Frank Orth - McGuinness
- Stanley Andrews - Mr. Dreiser
- Margaret Moffatt - Mrs. Dreiser (as Margaret Moffat)
- Libby Taylor - Ida, Sally's Maid
[edit] Awards
The film won the Best Art Direction (Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright and Thomas Little). It was nominated for Best Score[1]
[edit] Trivia
Alice Faye was originally supposed to play the lead but got pregnant and had to drop out of the role. Betty Grable was next in line but she complained that Fox overworked her and so the role was given to Hayworth.
[edit] References
- ^ "NY Times: My Gal Sal". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/103332/My-Gal-Sal/details. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
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