(1957) dir George Sidney w/Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Barbara Nichols [111 min; 35mm]
Hayworth's last film for Columbia, and her final musical, PAL JOEY is really a vehicle for that swinger to end all swingers, Frank Sinatra. Sinatra stars as a heel who falls in love with a beautiful chorus girl (Novak) despite becoming involved with an old flame (Hayworth) who happens to have the means to fund his dream nightclub, Chez Joey.