Pal Joey (1957) | |
| Director(s) | George Sidney |
| Producer(s) | Fred Kohlmar |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Book-Based, Love Triangle, Show Business |
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Pal Joey Overview:
Pal Joey (1957) was a Drama - Musical Film directed by George Sidney and produced by Fred Kohlmar.
Academy Awards 1957 --- Ceremony Number 30 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Walter Holscher; Set Decoration: William Kiernan, Louis Diage | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Jean Louis | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Viola Lawrence, Jerome Thoms | Nominated |
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Quotes from
Joey Evans:
The only thing I'm superstitious about is 13 in a bed.
Joey Evans: Good Morning!
Linda English: What's good about it?
Joey Evans: First hangover? Well, there's a first time for everything.
Linda English: Why do people drink when you feel so awful the morning after?
Joey Evans: Maybe because it feels so good the night before.
Linda English: My mother always says a lady's a lady wherever she goes
Joey Evans: And a bum's a bum wherever he goes.
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Joey Evans: Good Morning!
Linda English: What's good about it?
Joey Evans: First hangover? Well, there's a first time for everything.
Linda English: Why do people drink when you feel so awful the morning after?
Joey Evans: Maybe because it feels so good the night before.
Linda English: My mother always says a lady's a lady wherever she goes
Joey Evans: And a bum's a bum wherever he goes.
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Facts about
Columbia Studios head Harry Cohn suggested Marlene Dietrich for the role of Vera Simpson. Dietrich turned down the part but suggested her friend Frank Sinatra for the role of Joey after Gene Kelly was denied the part. Cohn suggested Jack Lemmon before Sinatra was eventually cast.
'Kim Novak''s singing voice was dubbed by Trudy Stevens (nee Gertrude Ewan).
Rita Hayworth plays the rich older woman keeping Frank Sinatra as her boy toy. In real life, Hayworth was only in her late thirties when she made this film and was three years younger than Sinatra.
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'Kim Novak''s singing voice was dubbed by Trudy Stevens (nee Gertrude Ewan).
Rita Hayworth plays the rich older woman keeping Frank Sinatra as her boy toy. In real life, Hayworth was only in her late thirties when she made this film and was three years younger than Sinatra.
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