The Queen from Broadway
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Queen from Broadway |
| Original title | My Gal Sal |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1942 |
| length | 103 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Irving Cummings |
| script |
Seton I. Miller , Karl Tunberg , Darrell Ware |
| production | Robert Bassler |
| music |
Paul Dresser , Ralph Rainger , Alfred Newman |
| camera | Ernest Palmer |
| cut | Robert L. Simpson |
| occupation | |
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The Queen from Broadway (original title: My Gal Sal ) is an American film musical by the 20th Century Fox with Rita Hayworth and Victor Mature from 1942. The story My Brother Paul by Theodore Dreiser was used as a template .
action
The young Paul Dresser left his parents' house at the turn of the century to become a famous composer in the big city. On the way he is abandoned by an angry crowd in a lonely area and picked up by the pretty artist Mae Collins. From now on he travels from place to place with Mae and her troop. They only play on small stages with a small audience, but Paul is happy nonetheless. Unaware of his own genius, he writes and sings his songs on the piano. One day there is a seldom beautiful woman named Sally Elliott among the audience, who seems only too happy to amuse herself with the rather ridiculous dressed Paul. Her companion, Fred Haviland, calms down an angry Paul and invites him to a big revue in New York . Suddenly Paul no longer wants to be satisfied with the wooden stage. His ambition is aroused and he is determined to show this Sally Elliott what he's made of.
As it turns out, Sally is an acclaimed singer on Broadway . Arriving in New York, Paul soon signed a contract with a music publisher, for which he was now writing one hit after the other. Sally is enthusiastic about the new songs without first knowing that they came from Paul's pen. She is more than surprised to find out who she owes her great success to. But Paul wants more. He moves into her hotel in the room opposite, woos her with attention and dedicates numerous love songs to her. Sally can no longer resist his eager courtship and agrees to become his wife. From now on they both enjoy every free minute they can spend together.
After the wealthy Countess Mariana Rossini invited Paul to one of her parties, the next morning he got tipsy from the Countess's carriage. Sally meets him and throws the engagement ring at his feet with a touch of jealousy. She is so angry that, in revenge, she grabs scissors and cuts up Paul's beloved silk suits in Paul's suite. When Paul discovers the devastation in his room, he takes revenge in the same way. He storms into Sally's room, whereupon her clothes also fall victim to the scissors. His raging in turn moves the maid to alert the police, who put Paul unceremoniously in jail. After Paul realizes his injustice, he travels after Sally from town to town. But she doesn't want to see him. And so he composes a revue under a false name. It will be his masterpiece. Sally, who unknowingly sings Paul's songs again, is cheered like never before. She therefore absolutely wants to get to know the composer. When he reveals himself to be Paul, she foams with anger. But then she realizes that she and Paul belong together.
background
The Queen of Broadway tells the life story of the American composer and songwriter Paul Dresser based on the story My Brother Paul by Dresser's brother, the writer Theodore Dreiser . He can also be seen in the film as a young boy, played by Barry Downing. Paul Dresser was born Paul Dreiser in Terre Haute , Indiana, in 1857 and wrote more than 400 songs over the course of his life. He died of heart disease in 1906 at the age of 48.
The role of singer Sally Elliott was introduced into the plot as a fictional character by the scriptwriters to provide a reference to Dresser's biggest hit, My Gal Sal . Originally, Alice Faye provided for the title role, but became pregnant when she, she left the project. Betty Grable was supposed to stand in for her, but declined the offer due to revision. Then the role of Sally Elliott fell to Rita Hayworth, after this 1941 with King of the Toreros and Empire you will never have had great success. The shooting took place from December 26, 1941 to February 27, 1942.
The Queen of Broadway premiered on April 30, 1942 at New York's Roxy Theater . In Germany the film musical was released in October 1949.
Music and dance numbers
- I'se Your Honey If You Wants Me, Liza Jane (Paul Dresser)
- On the Gay White Way ( Ralph Rainger )
- Come Tell Me What's Your Answer, Yes or No? (Dresser)
- Oh, the Pity of It All (Rainger)
- Here You Are (Rainger)
- The Convict and the Bird (Dresser)
- On the Banks of the Wabash (Dresser)
- Me and My Fella and a Big Umbrella (Rainger)
- Mr. Volunteer (Dresser)
- My Gal Sal (Dresser)
Reviews
According to Daily Variety , Broadway's Queen offers "lively, happy musical entertainment." The film is "endowed with a lot of color, songs and movement and should sweep away all moviegoers, young and old". Rita Hayworth, "flattered by Technicolor and dressed in beautiful costumes", makes "a good figure as a musical star". Rob Wagner wrote in Script Magazine at the time that the film was "spectacularly equipped" and had "wonderful costumes by Gwen Wakeling ". The camera work by Ernest Palmer makes you believe “that Technicolor was invented just to prove how beautiful Rita Hayworth is”.
According to Bosley Crowther of the New York Times , the dance numbers are "brilliantly designed, skilfully executed, and carefree cheerfulness." Rita Hayworth dances “gracefully” and “with great charisma”. She also sings “with a pleasantly breathy voice” and flirted “with considerable sophistication in a variety of costumes”. Victor Mature made "a dashing figure as an outrageous composer". James Gleason, Walter Catlett and John Sutton could also convince in their supporting roles. Variety found that while Mature provided "a solid performance as a songwriter", it was Rita Hayworth "who caught the eye from her first scene." The US magazine Life stated that the film, which had “wonderful technicolor”, seemed “overloaded” with the musical numbers. Nevertheless, he could score “with his old-fashioned glamor and the lively dancing of Rita Hayworth”.
For Hans J. Wollstein of the All Movie Guide , The Queen of Broadway was, in retrospect, “pure escapism, but still as entertaining as it was when the film premiered in New York's Roxy Theater”.
Awards
At the Academy Awards in 1943 , the film was awarded an Oscar in the category of Best Production Design in a Color Film, for which Richard Day , Joseph C. Wright and Thomas Little were responsible. In the category Best Film Music in a Film Musical , in which The Queen of Broadway was also nominated, composer Alfred Newman had to admit defeat to the film music of Ray Heindorf and Heinz Roemheld in Yankee Doodle Dandy .
German version
The German dubbed version was created in 1950 under the dubbing direction by Helmut Brennicke and based on the dialogue book by Edith Schultze-Westrum .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Sally Elliott | Rita Hayworth | Ilse Werner |
| Paul Dresser | Victor Mature | Curt Ackermann |
| Fred Haviland | John Sutton | Wolfgang Eichberger |
| Pat Hawley | James Gleason | Anton Reimer |
| Col. Truckee | Walter Catlett | Bum Kruger |
| John L. Sullivan | John Kelly | Rudolf Reiff |
| De Rochemont | Curt Bois | Harald Wolff |
Web links
- The Queen of Broadway in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Queen of Broadway at Turner Classic Movies (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Gene Ringgold: The Films of Rita Hayworth . Citadel Press, Secaucus 1974, p. 135.
- ↑ cf. Notes on tcm.com
- ↑ cf. Roger Fristoe on tcm.com
- ↑ “ My Gal Sal is a lively, merry musical treat. Picture is crammed with color, songs and movement, carrying broad appeal for all theatergoers, both young and old. [...] Miss Hayworth, garbed in Technicolor and the eye-appealing early-day styles, presents a beautiful picture as the musical comedy star. " Daily Variety cit. after Gene Ringgold: The Films of Rita Hayworth . Citadel Press, Secaucus 1974, p. 135.
- ↑ "Spectacularly backgrounded by Day, Wright and Little, handsomely dressed by Gwen Wakeling, the Technicolor photography of Ernie Palmer boldly proclaims that the tint process was invented just to prove how exquisitely lovely is Rita Hayworth." Rob Wagner in Script Magazine quoted. after Gene Ringgold: The Films of Rita Hayworth . Citadel Press, Secaucus 1974, p. 135.
- ↑ “The dances are brilliantly costumed, neatly turned and have a comic gayety. [...] Miss Hayworth dances gracefully and brightly, sings in a pleasantly husky voice and coquettes with considerable archness in a variety of period costumes. And Mr. Mature [...] cuts a dashing figure as the hail-fellow, brassy composer. " Bosley Crowther : 'My Gal Sal,' a Musical of Gay Nineties, at Roxy . In: The New York Times , May 1, 1942.
- ↑ "Although Mature gives a solid performance as the songwriter, it's Rita Hayworth who catches major attention from her first entrance." See My Gal Sal . In: Variety , 1942.
- ↑ "Tinted in lush Technicolor, the movie is overloaded with production numbers but scores generally for its gaslight glamor and the saucy dancing of Rita Hayworth." See Life cited. after Gene Ringgold: The Films of Rita Hayworth . Citadel Press, Secaucus 1974, p. 135.
- ↑ " My Gal Sal is escapism of the highest order and remains as entertaining as it appeared when opening at New York's Roxy Theater." Hans J. Wollstein, cf. omovie.com
- ↑ cf. synchrondatenbank.de