| My Gal Sal | |
|---|---|
 Original theater lobby and sidewalk publicity poster color artwork for 'My Gal Sal' (1942) | |
| Directed by | Irving Cummings |
| Written by | Seton I. Miller Darrell Ware Karl Tunberg Helen Richardson (uncredited contributing writer) |
| Based on | story "My Brother Paul" from the book Twelve Men by Theodore Dreiser |
| Produced by | Robert Bassler |
| Starring | Rita Hayworth Victor Mature Carole Landis |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
| Music by | Leigh Harline Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.7 million (US rentals)[1][2] |
My Gal Sal is a 1942 American musical film distributed by 20th Century Fox and starring Rita Hayworth and Victor Mature. The film is a biopic of 1890s German-American composer / songwriter Paul Dresser and singer Sally Elliot. It was based on a biographical essay, sometimes erroneously referred to as a book, by Dresser's younger brother, novelist Theodore Dreiser (Dreiser was the original German family name). Some of the songs portrayed as Dresser's work were actually written by him, but several others were created in the 1890s style for the film by the Hollywood songwriting team of Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin.[3]
Sally Elliott, a musical star meets up with Indiana boy Paul Dresser, a runaway who after a brief stopover with a medicine show arrives in the Gay Nineties era of New York City. He composes the title tune for the fair lady and becomes the toast of Tin Pan Alley.[4]
- ^ "101 Pix Gross in Millions" Variety 6 Jan 1943 p 58
- ^ "WHICH CINEMA FILMS HAVE EARNED THE MOST MONEY SINCE 1914?". The Argus. Melbourne. 4 March 1944. p. 3 Supplement: The Argus Weekend magazine. Retrieved 6 August 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "My Gal Sal (1942) - Music - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "My Gal Sal (1942) - Articles - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 26 January 2019.