Pal Joey (1957)
Joey kommt ohne einen Cent nach San Francisco, versucht sein Glück in einem Nachtclub und wird ein erfolgreicher Entertainer, dem die Frauen zu Füßen liegen. Doch so einfach ist es nicht, denn ausgerechnet die hübsche Sängerin Linda, in die Joey sich verliebt, bleibt ganz unbeeindruckt. Um die Sache noch komplizierter zu machen, kommt eine zweite Frau ins Spiel: Die reiche und attraktive Witwe Vera bietet ihm die Möglichkeit, seinen eigenen Nachtclub zu eröffnen. Joey ist zwischen beiden Frauen hin- und hergerissen.
Der Regisseur:
George Sidney
Der Autor:
Dorothy Kingsley
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Rita Hayworth as Vera Simpson |
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Frank Sinatra as Joey Evans |
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Kim Novak as Linda English |
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Barbara Nichols as Gladys |
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Bobby Sherwood as Ned Galvin |
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Hank Henry as Mike Miggins |
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Elizabeth Patterson as Mrs. Casey |
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Hermes Pan as Choreographer at Dress Rehearsal (uncredited) |
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John Alban as Guest at Charity Ball (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as Guest at Charity Ball (uncredited) |
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Leota Lorraine as Guest at Charity Ball (uncredited) |
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Frank McLure as Guest at Charity Ball (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller as Guest at Charity Ball (uncredited) |
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Harry 'Snub' Pollard as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Leoda Richards as Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Bert Stevens as Guest at Charity Ball (uncredited) |
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Robin Morse as Herb - Bartender (uncredited) |
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Robert Reed as Boyfriend (uncredited) |
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Jane Chung as Flower Lady (uncredited) |
| Directing | George Sidney | Director |
| Crew | Hermes Pan | Choreographer |
| Writing | Dorothy Kingsley | Screenplay |
| Writing | John O'Hara | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | John P. Livadary | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Richard Rodgers | Songs |
| Production | Fred Kohlmar | Producer |
| Camera | Harold Lipstein | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Viola Lawrence | Editor |
| Editing | Jerome Thoms | Editor |
| Art | Walter Holscher | Art Direction |
| Writing | John O'Hara | Book |
| Sound | Richard Rodgers | Music |
| Writing | Lorenz Hart | Lyricist |
| Writing | George Abbott | Musical |
| Camera | Henri Jaffa | Other |
| Sound | Morris Stoloff | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Morris Stoloff | Conductor |
| Sound | Nelson Riddle | Music Arranger |
| Sound | George Duning | Other |
| Sound | Nelson Riddle | Other |
| Art | William Kiernan | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Lane | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Louis Diage | Set Decoration |
| Sound | John P. Livadary | Recording Supervision |
| Sound | Arthur Morton | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Arthur S. Black Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Hunt | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Franklin Hansen | Sound |
| Sound | Fred Karger | Music Consultant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| Writing | Lorenz Hart | Writer |
| Sound | Richard Rodgers | Original Music Composer |