My Gal Sal (
1942) is a
20th Century Fox musical starring
Rita Hayworth and
Victor Mature. The film is a
biopic of 1890s
composer and
songwriter Paul Dresser and singer, Sally Elliot. The story it was based on was written by Paul Dresser's brother, novelist
Theodore Dreiser. All of the songs were written by Paul Dresser.
Awards
The film won the
Best Art Direction (
Richard Day,
Joseph C. Wright and
Thomas Little). It was nominated for
Best Score[1]
Trivia
Alice Faye was originally supposed to play the lead but got pregnant and had to drop out of the role.
Betty Grable was next in line but she complained that Fox overworked her and so the role was given to Hayworth.
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