My Gal Sal

My Gal Sal

103 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | April 30, 1942

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

103 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | April 30, 1942

My Gal Sal
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
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title My Gal Sal
Directors Irving Cummings
Writers Darrell Ware, Theodore Dreiser, Seton I. Miller, Karl Tunberg

Cast

Rita Hayworth

as Sally Elliott

Victor Mature

as Paul Dresser

John Sutton

as Fred Haviland

Carole Landis

as Mae Collins

James Gleason

as Pat Hawley

Phil Silvers

as Wiley

Walter Catlett

as Col. Truckee

Mona Maris

as Countess Mariana Rossini

Bess Flowers

as Lady Dancing at Party

Frank Orth

as McGuiness

Hermes Pan

as Dancing Partner

Iron Eyes Cody

as Indian (uncredited)

Terry Moore

as Carrie Dreiser (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

as Loud Customer's Friend

Harry Strang

as Bartender

Frank Ferguson

as Loud Customer (uncredited)

Nan Wynn

as Sally Elliott (voice) (uncredited)