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starring: Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Barbara Nichols, Bobby Sherwood directed by: George Sidney (II) EAN: 5014756120528 Format: PAL Number Of Discs: 1 Sales Rank: 164700 Theatrical Release Date: October 25, 1957 Related Items: Editorial Review: Amazon.com: 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. 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 Joey 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 '50s. 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, and included in the DVD is a trailer in which Sinatra instructs the audience in 'Joey's Jargon,' a collection of hip slang words such as 'gasser' and 'mouse.' If not one of Sinatra's very best movies, Pal Joey is nevertheless a classy vehicle that fits like a glove. --Robert Horton Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Pal JoeyAn absolutely terrific Sinatra classic. He is the perfect "Joey". Kim Novak & Rita Hayworth are just beautiful! Wish the play in NYC had been this good!!!!!! Rating: - Pal JoeyPal Joey was filmed in San Francisco and showed off our city nicely. Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak (she is gorgeous)and Rita Hayworth gave outstanding performances to this entertaining musical film. This was Sinatra's crowning achievement, in my opinion. Rating: - Life in the Musical TheaterPal Joey is thoroughly delightful. I'd forgotten just how much. Even though my favorite song comes from this movie, Frank Sinatra was much too old and didn't have Eddie Fisher's looks for an EF fanclub president like little old me. I certainly thought he was taller (like Michael Feinstein, big talent comes in short people); after all, he was already a star in the entertainment business and movies, not just on television. Though he was not 'bewitching,' he was a bundle of talent and versitility ... Read More Rating: - Pal Joey DVDI love this movie...such a classic, great soundtrack and acting! Both my husband and I have watched this over and over....pure entertainment at its best! Highly rcommend. Rating:  - Hollywood Whitewash"Pal Joey" (1957) makes a sanitized translation to the big screen, with a trio of classic stars - Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak - elevating an uneven, overlong musical. The film is worth seeing for Sinatra's signature tune "The Lady Is a Tramp" and director George Sidney's visual stylishness, yet lacks the hard-edged quality of the stage version. Thanks to the prudish Hays Office, "Pal Joey" emerges as another casualty of Hollywood censorship. |
