A man breaks a girls heart in order to realize his dream of owning a nightclub. She doesnt think shes that good in pal joeyshe said she didnt like the character she was playing because she was dumb and vapid. Frank sinatra and kim novak pal joey 1957 directed by george sidney columbia. It is interesting to watch movies made in the 1950s. The trio plays here pieces from the musical of the same name and other works composed by rodgers and hart. Joey evans frank sinatra is a philandering san franciscobased singer with big dreams of starting his own night club, chez joey, but chasing women keeps him even more occupied.
With a reputation for being a bit of a player, joey unwittingly attracts the attentions of minted widower hayworth, who. Since that time, ive watched this delightful version of the broadway play dozens of times. It is unfortunate that pal joey features such an asshole as its main character and two female supporting characters whose attachment to. Joey evans a charming, handsome, funny, talented a1st class, an. Along the way, the central character, joey evans, evolved from an irredeemable, womanizing heel who preys on chorus girls to a likable nightclub crooner torn between his love. First born in the pages of the new yorker, then translated into a hit rodgers and hart broadway musical, the title character of pal joey had undergone quite a transformation by the time he hit the movies in 1957. Joey evans, a second rate nightclub singer in san francisco, is a womanizer. He was a singer, rather than a dancer, but more importantly hed had his rough edges sweetly softened. The plot is a basic love triangle, with frank sinatra as a softened womanising heel, and the treatment by george. Pal joey is a 1957 american technicolor musical film, loosely adapted from the musical play of the same name, and starring rita hayworth, frank sinatra, and kim novak. Hayworths vocals were dubbed by jo ann greer, novaks by trudi erwin. Catala deutsch espanol francais bahasa indonesia italiano.
Apr 29, 20 available on dvd through au rita hayworth in the final film of her long, successful partnership with columbia pictures, frank sinatra and kim novak star under the masterful. She doesnt think shes that good in pal joey she said she didnt like the character she was playing because she was dumb and vapid. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Secondly, according to, the vocalist for white noise is john whitman, not joey whitman. Pal joey the movie, directed by george sydney, was released 17 years after pal joey the musical. Pal joey 1957 nude scenes deutsch from take me out to the ball game 1949 6. She enjoyed working with rita hayworth and with jean louis on the clothes. From your pal, columbia frank sinatra, at the zenith of his cocky, worldonastring 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. A womanchasing night club entertainer frank sinatra romances a wealthy socialite rita hayworth into financing his own club. Frank sinatra in pal joey 1957 pal joey the backstory. Pal joey owns a skilled vision in music unfairly unknown. Released july 10th, 1957, pal joey stars rita hayworth, frank sinatra, kim novak, barbara nichols the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. The title character, joey evans, is a manipulative smalltime nightclub performer whose ambitions lead him into an. However, when blackmail enters the picture, vera opts out and joey runs to new york.
The rodgers and hart musical that introduced the world to i could write a book and bewitched, bothered and bewildered. Nightclub singer joey evans ditches his girlfriend linda for a socialite named vera simpson. Rita hayworth, frank sinatra, kim novak sinatra is perfectly cast as nightclub singer joey evans in this upmarket san franciscan musical. Frank sinatra, at the zenith of his cocky, worldonastri watch pal joey in streaming on chili. When joey meets the former chorus girl and now is the rich widow, vera simpson, the pair of lecherous souls seem made for each other. Dorothy kingsley, screenplay from the play by john ohara cast. It retained about half of the broadway shows rogers and hart tunes and added a few more for good measure. Pal joey is a musical with a book by john ohara and music and lyrics by richard rodgers and lorenz hart. Richard rodgers and lorenz hart s musical about shifty nightclub entertainer joey frank sinatra, seriously sanitised for the screen, is set in san francisco the art deco frontage of the mansion of wealthy widow vera prenticesimpson rita hayworth is the entrance to the coit memorial tower, 1 telegraph hill boulevard, atop telegraph hill.
It is unfortunate that pal joey features such an asshole as its main character and two female supporting characters whose attachment to joey make us question whether we should care about their. Exclusive distribution for twilight time provided by screen archives entertainment. The featurette is part of several extras columbia produced for their 2010 kim novak collection, which also included selected scene commentary with stephen rebello that remains exclusive to that dvd set which is comprised of picnic 1955, jeanne eagels 1957, pal joey 1957, bell, book and candle 1958, and middle of the night 1959. Available on dvd through au rita hayworth in the final film of her long, successful partnership with columbia pictures, frank sinatra and kim novak star under the masterful. First of all, pal joey s real name is joseph longo, not joey whitman. Find the perfect rita hayworth pal joey 1957 stock photo. There have been several revivals since, including a 200809 broadway run, and a 1957 film adaptation stars frank sinatra, rita hayworth and kim novak. Despite making a meaningful connection with lovely chorus girl linda english kim novak, it doesnt stop him from seducing the wealthy widow, and exburlesque dancer, vera simpson.
With a reputation for being a bit of a player, joey unwittingly attracts the attentions of minted widower hayworth, who offers to fund his singing antics. Seventeen years after its premiere on broadway in 1940, pal joey 1957 finally made its way to the silver screen after numerous attempts by columbia studio boss harry cohn to cast and produce it. Joey evans a charming, handsome, funny, talented a1st class. It seems strange that with the exception of a 1960 session for blue note this would be pianist kenny drews last session as a leader until 1973. Although pal joey was a huge commercial success, it would be rita hayworths swan song for columbia. It was not until 1957, however, that pal joey came to the screen. Overview of pal joey, 1957, directed by george sidney, with rita hayworth, frank sinatra, kim novak, at turner classic movies. Jo ann greer sang for hayworth, as she had done previously in affair in trinidad and miss sadie thompson. With rita hayworth, frank sinatra, kim novak, barbara nichols.
Before i run out of space, i should mention the music, by the incomparable duo of richard rodgers and lorenz hart, which is one of the best things about the film. In this filmization of the john ohararichard rodgerslorenz hart broadway musical, ambitious singerdancer joey is still something of a louse, but a. However, pal joey remains delightfully watchable for two very good reasons. Nominated for four academy awards 1957, including art directionset decoration, sound. The eventual catalyst for the filmed version was a successful 1952 broadway revival, with columbia pictures capturing the rights and finally releasing the film in 1957. Last but not least, his prestigious collaborations hasnt prevented him to build his fame of leader in the underground dance music scene from the beginning of the nineties. Joey is romancing linda and a widow named vera, who is an exstripper. Specialising in swing, sinatradean martinbuble plus lots more rockpop from 60s upwards. The album was first reissued on cd only in 1996 in the us, and in 2006 in japan. Changes include cropping and removal of white rope at bottom right.
Chadski jun 10, 2003 there is no way that pal joey is the vocalist on white noises electrical storm in hell. The musical is based on a character and situations ohara created in a series of short stories published in the new yorker, which he later published in novel form. Soundtrack of pal joey with rita hayworth, frank sinatra and kim novak. Pal joey 1957 george sidney, rita hayworth, frank sinatra. The original 1940 broadway production was directed by george abbott and starred gene kelly. I didnt get to see it, my mom said it was too mature for me. Frank sinatra in the 1957 columbia film pal joey ajajb9 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Pal joey was just re released on dvd as part of the kim novak collection.
Pal joey contains some of rodgers and hart s best songs, including my funny valentine and one of sinatra s biggest hits, the lady is a tramp. Pal joey keeps its head above water thanks to the charisma of its three stars and, especially, thanks to the quality of its rodgers and hart songs. Frank sinatra, at the zenith of his cocky, worldonastring popularity, glides through the film with breezy nonchalance, romancing showgirl kim novak columbia pictures new sex symbol and wealthy widow. Anvil symbol stamped in runouts denotes a capitol records pressing plant, scranton pressing. Boys and girls like you and me outtake frank sinatra, the mgm studio orchestra, adolph deutsch. Sinatra is perfectly cast as nightclub singer joey evans in this upmarket san franciscan musical. Printed in usa label red capitol logo on yellow background.
All in all, pal joey is an enjoyable and fun movie. An opportunistic singer woos a wealthy widow to boost his career. A 1957 adaption of the successful broadway musical, pal joey is a prime example of old school filmmaking that placed greater emphasis on star power, glamour and classic songs than realism or innovation to attract audiences. With bassist wilbur ware and drummer philly joe jones, drew interprets eight rodgers and hart tunes, five written for the play pal joey and three of their earlier hits that were included in the film version. The filmmakers conveniently glossed over the more unsavory aspects of the title character to make him palatable to. Kim novaks singing voice was dubbed by trudy stevens. Frank sinatra, rita hayworth, kim novak pal joey 1957. Frank sinatra in the 1957 columbia film pal joey stock photo. Film soundtrack, 1957 capitol 3 5 heres a terrific frank sinatra album that has little to do with pal joey as seen and heard on broadway, seeing as how the shows score and story are all but lost in the film version. Pal joey is a 1957 film, loosely adapted from the musical play of the same name. Along the way, the central character, joey evans, evolved from an irredeemable, womanizing heel who preys on chorus girls to a likable nightclub. Nominated for four academy awards 1957, including art directionset decoration, sound recording, costume design and film editing.
The film also benefits from location shooting in san. Pal joey 1957 george sidney, rita hayworth, frank sinatra, kim novak, drama, musical, romance november 1, 2017 joey evans is charming, handsome, funny, talented, and a first class, anumberone heel. In hip hop, house, or nu jazz, his releases are made of a rare and precious refinement. Pal joey full movie watch online, stream or download chili. I suppose pal joey may have been why hitchcock decided to cast novak, and it may have influenced him a bit visually. The naive chorus girl cant cure joey from womanizing. Pal joey is a 1957 american technicolor musical film, loosely adapted from the musical play of. Sep 08, 20 a womanchasing night club entertainer frank sinatra romances a wealthy socialite rita hayworth into financing his own club. Frank sinatra, in his prime, made some terrific movies, but pal joey is my favorite. Pal joey is an album by american pianist kenny drew recorded in 1957 and released on riverside records in 1958.
The film also benefits from location shooting in san francisco, caught. Pal joey was nominated for four academy awardsr 1957 for art directionset decoration, sound recording, costume design by jean louis and film editing. He finds true love with a chorus girl kim novak who reforms his. Third, white noise are from england, pal joey is from nyc. Frank sinatra in the 1957 columbia film pal joey stock. This capitol duophonic record should be played only on stereo phonographs. Soundtrack of pal joey with frank sinatra, rita hayworth and kim novak are credited on the release, but their singing is done by jo ann greer verahayworth and trudy erwin lindanovak. By all accounts a watereddown and less cynical version of the 1940 broadway hit, pal joey keeps its head above water thanks to the charisma of its three stars and, especially, thanks to the quality of its rodgers and hart songs. And in predictable hollywood fashion, changes were made in the basic property, though one is not hardpressed. Pal joey 1957 directed by george sidney columbia pictures. Pal joey 1957 the movie pal joey the movie, directed by george sydney, was released 17 years after pal joey the musical.
I thought all the actors did a splendid jobthe acting, dialog, the story was fine. Pal joey 1957 also starred novak, but it worked much better, in large part because of the classic songs by richard rodgers and lorenz hartincluding the lady is a tramp and my funny valentineand the performances of sinatra and rita hayworth. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Available on dvd through au rita hayworth in the final film of her long, successful partnership with columbia pictures, frank sinatra a. Take me out to the ball game frank sinatra, gene kelly, the mgm studio orchestra, adolph deutsch.