Stars: Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Barbara Nichols, Elizabeth Patterson, Hank Henry, Robin Morse, Bobby Sherwood

Director: George Sidney

Summary: A cabaret entertainer lands in San Francisco determined to make it big, but scores his biggest hits with a wealthy socialite and a chorus line cutie. Classic Rogers and Hart score, including 'The Lady Is A Tramp', 'There's A Small Hotel', 'I Could Write A Book' and 'My Funny Valentine.'

A brash cabaret entertainer lands in San Francisco determined to make it big, but scores his biggest hits with a wealthy socialite and a chorus-line cutie. Classic Rodgers and Hart show tunes. The legendary Ol' Blue Eyes from Hoboken, Frank Sinatra, stars with his one time amour, luscious Ava Gardner. The film garnered a total of four Academy Award nominations.

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The eponymous Pal Joey, born in the pages of The New Yorkerthen translated into a hit Rodgers and Hart Broadway musical, had undergone quite a transformation by the time he hit the movies in 1957. By then he was a singer rather than a dancer, but more importantly he'd had his rough edges sweetly softened; the callous heel dreamed up by novelist John O'Hara was more of a naughty scamp in the film version. However, Pal Joeythe film remains delightfully watchable for two very good reasons: a terrific song score and a surplus of glittering star power. Frank Sinatra, at the zenith of his cocky, world-on-a-string popularity, glides through the film with breezy nonchalance, romancing showgirl Kim Novak (Columbia Pictures' new sex symbol) and wealthy widow Rita Hayworth (Columbia Pictures' former sex symbol).

The film also benefits from location shooting in San Francisco, caught in the moonlight-and-supper-club glow of the late 1950s. Sinatra does beautifully with the Rodgers and Hart classics "I Didn't Know What Time it Was" and "I Could Write a Book", and his performance of "The Lady is a Tramp" (evocatively shot by director George Sidney) is flat-out genius. Sinatra's ease with hep-cat lingo nearly outdoes Bing Crosby at his best. If not one of Sinatra's very best movies, Pal Joeyis nevertheless a classy vehicle that fits like a glove. --Robert Horton

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Director And Cast Filmographies, Photo Gallery, Theatrical Trailer
Subtitles:	Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Year:	1957
Release Date:	August 18, 2003
Runtime:	105 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C D R 11205
Keywords:	Music, Films, Wide, Screen, Shows, Pal, Joey, Performing, Musicals, Arts
Genre:	Music/Performing Arts