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The recent Broadway revival of Pal Joey is a stark contrast to the film version which drastically overhauled the story and song list, mostly for the better. Frank Sinatra plays Joey as a cad with a heart of gold, who you know will do the right thing in the end. Getting to that point, you have to put up with Frank's 1950-ish hipster persona, which by todays standards produces quite a few cringes in his attitude towards women. Getting past that, the movie has widely added several great Rodgers and Hart songs from their other musicals, including one of Frank's signature numbers, "The Lady is a Tramp." The music alone makes it worthwhile to watch.
The location has been moved to San Francisco, and the location footage is another pleasant change from the play's dreary Chicago setting. The characters have also been altered, becoming less caustic on the one side, as with Joey, and even sweeter on the other side, as with Kim Novak. Having seen the Broadway version, and concluding that the greatest fault of the show was the inability to like the main characters, the changes here work for the best.
I don't know if Rita Hayworth and Kim Novak did their own singing, but since most of the songs are performed by the incomparable Sinatra, you are sure to be humming several of the tunes for days afterwards.
Pal Joey Feature
- ISBN13: 9780767821803
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Pal Joey Overview
BIG-SCREEN VERSION OF THE HIT BROADWAY MUSICAL STARRING FRANK SINATRA, RITA HAYWORTH AND KIM NOVAK. SPECIAL FEATURES: FULL SCREEN AND WIDESCREEN VERSIONS, MONO SOUND, SUBTITLES: ENGLISH, SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, CHINESE, KOREAN, THAI, VINTAGE ADVERTISING, TALENT FILES, ORIGINAL HEP CAT THEATRICAL TRAILER AND MORE.
If you love Sinatra, you'll love this!! - Il Divo Lover -
This has got to be the most fun Sinatra I've ever seen. He is almost insufferable when you first meet him in this movie, but once he starts singing you're hooked!! He develops more and more character as the movie goes on, and I'm a real sap for a happy ending!! Couple that with a really terrific Rogers and Hart musical score, and you are in DVD heaven!! Must have for all TRUE Frank Sinatra fans who love the guy and his music!!
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