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'''''Sally''''' [[1929]] is an All-Talking musical comedy that was photographed entirely in [[Technicolor]]. It was the fourth All-Color talkie (the first was [[On with the Show]] 1929). |
'''''Sally''''' [[1929]] is an All-Talking musical comedy that was photographed entirely in [[Technicolor]]. It was the fourth All-Color talkie (the first was [[On with the Show]] 1929). |
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It was based on the Broadway stage hit, produced by Florenz Ziegfeld, of the same name which had played at The New Amsterdam Theatre, from 12/21/1920 to 4/22/1922. Marilyn Miller, who had played the leading part in the Broadway production, was hired by the Warner Brothers at an extravagant sum (reportedly $1000 an hour for a total of $100,000) to star in the filmed version.<ref>Photoplay September 1929 </ref> The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction in 1930. |
It was based on the Broadway stage hit, produced by Florenz Ziegfeld, of the same name which had played at The New Amsterdam Theatre, from 12/21/1920 to 4/22/1922. Marilyn Miller, who had played the leading part in the Broadway production, was hired by the Warner Brothers at an extravagant sum (reportedly $1000 an hour for a total of $100,000) to star in the filmed version.<ref>Photoplay, September 1929 </ref> The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction in 1930. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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Sally (Marilyn Miller) was an orphan who got her name from the telephone exchange where she was abandoned as a baby. In the orphanage, she discovered the joy of dancing and has been practicing since. Working as a waitress, she goes from job to job until she finds a job that also allows her to dance. At the restaurant, she meets Blair (Alexander Gray), and they both fall for each other, but Blair is engaged to Marcia. Sally is hired to impersonate a famous Russian dancer named Noskerova, but at that engagement, she is found to be a phony and that Blair is engaged. Undaunted, she proceeds with her life and has her show on Broadway, but she still thinks of Blair. |
Sally (Marilyn Miller) was an orphan who got her name from the telephone exchange where she was abandoned as a baby. In the orphanage, she discovered the joy of dancing and has been practicing since. Working as a waitress, she goes from job to job until she finds a job that also allows her to dance. At the restaurant, she meets Blair (Alexander Gray), and they both fall for each other, but Blair is engaged to Marcia. Sally is hired to impersonate a famous Russian dancer named Noskerova, but at that engagement, she is found to be a phony and that Blair is engaged. Undaunted, she proceeds with her life and has her show on Broadway, but she still thinks of Blair. |
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| Directed by | John Francis Dillon |
| Written by | Waldemar Young and A.P. Younger based on the Broadway musical by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse |
| Starring | Winnie Lightner Nick Lucas |
| Cinematography | Devereaux Jennings and Charles Edgar Schoenbaum (Technicolor) |
| Edited by | LeRoy Stone |
| Music by | Jerome Kern and Leonid S. Leonardi |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures: A Subsidiary of Warner Bros. |
Release dates | December 23, 1929 |
Running time | 103 min. |
| Language | English |
Sally 1929 is an All-Talking musical comedy that was photographed entirely in Technicolor. It was the fourth All-Color talkie (the first was On with the Show 1929). It was based on the Broadway stage hit, produced by Florenz Ziegfeld, of the same name which had played at The New Amsterdam Theatre, from 12/21/1920 to 4/22/1922. Marilyn Miller, who had played the leading part in the Broadway production, was hired by the Warner Brothers at an extravagant sum (reportedly $1000 an hour for a total of $100,000) to star in the filmed version.[1] The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction in 1930.
Plot
Sally (Marilyn Miller) was an orphan who got her name from the telephone exchange where she was abandoned as a baby. In the orphanage, she discovered the joy of dancing and has been practicing since. Working as a waitress, she goes from job to job until she finds a job that also allows her to dance. At the restaurant, she meets Blair (Alexander Gray), and they both fall for each other, but Blair is engaged to Marcia. Sally is hired to impersonate a famous Russian dancer named Noskerova, but at that engagement, she is found to be a phony and that Blair is engaged. Undaunted, she proceeds with her life and has her show on Broadway, but she still thinks of Blair.
Preservation
The film survives only in black and white except for a brief color segment from the Wild Rose musical number which has been inserted into the print currently in circulation.
Cast
As Listed in the Credits of the Film
- Marilyn Miller - Sally
- Alexander Gray - Blair Farrell
- Joe E. Brown - Grand Duke 'Connie' Constantine
- T. Roy Barnes - Otis Hemingway Hooper
- Pert Kelton - Rosie, Otis' girlfriend
- Ford Sterling - 'Pops' Shendorff
- Maude Turner Gordon - Mrs. Ten Brock
- E.J. Ratcliffe - John Farquar
- Jack Duffy - The Old Roue
- Ethel Stone - Lutie
- Nora Lane - Marcia
References
- ^ Photoplay, September 1929