Film locations for pal joey 1957, in san francisco. The eponymous pal joey, born in the pages of the new yorker then translated into a hit rodgers and hart broadway musical, had undergone quite a transformation by the time he hit the movies in 1957. Joey is romancing linda and a widow named vera, who is an exstripper. Pal joey 1957 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. 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 the same name, and starring rita hayworth, frank sinatra, and kim novak. Pal joey was originally a broadway play that starred gene kelly. Pal joey 1957 stream and watch online 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. Read the full synopsis of pal joey, 1957, directed by george sidney, with rita hayworth, frank sinatra, kim novak, at turner classic movies.
Instead, the project sat around for some 10 years before sinatra, always eager to play a gigolo, took over as the lead. Overview of pal joey, 1957, directed by george sidney, with rita hayworth, frank sinatra, kim novak, at turner classic movies. With a reputation for being a bit of a player, joey unwittingly attracts the attentions of minted widower hayworth, who offers to. Dorothy kingsley, screenplay from the play by john ohara cast. It includes the entire soundtrack to the movie pal joey 1957 starring frank sinatra, rita hayworth voice of jo ann greer, kim novak voice of trudi erwin and bobby sherwood. 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.
Frank sinatra and kim novak i could write a book from. When kelly came to mgm it was supposed to be made into a film, and kelly would reprise his stage role. 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. However, pal joey remains delightfully watchable for two very good reasons. 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. You, my love frank sinatra and doris day from the 1954 movie young at heart duration. Available on dvd through au rita hayworth in the final film of her long, successful partnership with columbia pictures, frank sinatra a. Frank sinatra, rita hayworth, kim novak pal joey 1957. Rita hayworth, frank sinatra, kim novak sinatra is perfectly cast as nightclub singer joey evans in this upmarket san franciscan musical.
A brash cabaret entertainer lands in san francisco determined to make it big, but scores his biggest hits with a. 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. The filmmakers conveniently glossed over the more unsavory aspects of the title character to make him palatable to. Pal joey is a musical with a book by john ohara and music and lyrics by richard rodgers and lorenz hart. Guardare pal joey online 1957 film italiano, vedere informazioni sul film completo online, streaming ita, trailer, sottotitoli e audio originale. The only real cohesive element here are all the rogers and hart songs. 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.
Jo ann greer sang for hayworth, as she had done previously in affair in trinidad and miss sadie thompson. Pal joey is a 1957 musical film directed by george sidney, starring frank sinatra, rita hayworth, and kim novak joey evans sinatra is a lounge singer and emcee who winds up in san francisco looking for work. Frank sinatra kim novak rita hayworth pal joey 1957. When joey meets the former chorus girl and now is the rich widow, vera simpson, the pair of. With rita hayworth, frank sinatra, kim novak, barbara nichols. Pal joey is another george sidney effort adapted from the 1940 broadway musical that had made gene kelly a star. Sinatra stars as lady killernight club singer, joey evans. The title character, joey evans, is a manipulative smalltime nightclub performer whose ambitions lead him into an affair with. It retained about half of the broadway shows rogers and hart tunes and added a few more for good measure. Kim novak standing by to model, frank sinatra the title character, bobby sherwood at the piano, all invited from the club to a society gig hosted by rita hayworth as vera, in her first scene, some recalling her past, with another rodgers and hart tune, in pal joey, 1957. 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 for a struggling singer. Pushed and pulled out of shape to accommodate the requirements of its stellar cast especially frank sinatra pal joey has its own glossy appeal.
Sinatra is very good playing one of those johnny fontaine i wouldnt even need to act. Joey evans, a second rate nightclub singer in san francisco, is a womanizer. 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. The rest is pure silky fluff smoothly wrapped around the paperthin plot. Pal joey 1957 nude scenes joey evans a charming, handsome, funny, talented a1st class, an. 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. By then he was a singer rather than a dancer, but more importantly hed had his rough edges sweetly softened. The stage play of pal joey is so much better than the movie. Pal joey, a 1957 film, loosely adapted from the musical of the same name. Pal joey 1957 the movie pal joey the movie, directed by george sydney, was released 17 years after pal joey the musical. Pal joey is a fun, glitzy film that seems more like a compilation of glossy music videos than an actual musical. 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. When joey meets the former chorus girl she used to be vera.
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