My Gal Sal (1942)
Directed by Irving Cummings · 103 min · Comedy, Music, Romance
7.0 TOPICAL score · #5,935 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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
My Gal Sal (1942, directed by Irving Cummings) has a TOPICAL score of 7.0 - ranked 5,935 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on cast. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color. Audiences: TMDB 5.8/10 (16 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 12 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 5.8/10 (16 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 12 languages
- Still read1,425 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Rita Hayworth (actor #923), Victor Mature (actor #1,600), John Sutton (actor #1,962), Carole Landis (actor #1,932)