Comedy ·Music ·Romance · United States of America · 1942 · 1h 43m

My Gal Sal

Director

Cast

Rita Hayworth as Sally Elliott Victor Mature as Paul Dresser John Sutton as Fred Haviland Carole Landis as Mae Collins James Gleason as Pat Hawley Phil Silvers as Wiley

Crew

Leigh Harline — Original Music Composer Cyril J. Mockridge — Original Music Composer Seton I. Miller — Screenplay Darrell Ware — Screenplay Karl Tunberg — Screenplay Theodore Dreiser — Story

Synopsis

Biopic chronicling the early life of gay nineties-era songwriter Paul Dresser as he outgrows his job as carnival entertainer and moves up into New York society, writing one hit song after another. Despite his egotistical behavior, he manages to woo and win Sally Elliott, one of the more popular songstresses of the day

Mood & Themes

musical biography

Key Collaborators

Irving Cummings Director Leigh Harline Original Music Composer Cyril J. Mockridge Original Music Composer Seton I. Miller Screenplay Darrell Ware Screenplay Karl Tunberg Screenplay Theodore Dreiser Story

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