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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 |