SALLY (1929) Marilyn Miller, Alexander Gray & Joe E. Brown | Musical | Technicolor Old Hollywood

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Sally is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking) Pre-Code film. It is the fourth all-sound, all-color feature film made, and it was photographed in the Technicolor process. It was the sixth feature film to contain color that had been released by Warner Bros.; the first five were The Desert Song (1929), On with the Show! (1929), Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929), Paris (1929) and The Show of Shows (1929). (Song of the West was completed by June 1929, but had its release delayed until March 1930). Although exhibited in a few theaters in December 1929, Sally entered general release on January 12, 1930.

The film was based on the Broadway stage hit Sally, produced by Florenz Ziegfeld and retains three of the stage production's Jerome Kern songs ("Look for the Silver Lining", "Sally" and "Wild Rose"). The film's other music was written by Al Dubin and Joe Burke.

Marilyn Miller, who had played the leading part in the Broadway production, was hired by Warner Bros. for an extravagant sum (reportedly $1,000 per hour for a total of $100,000) to star in the film.

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by Jack Okey in 1930.

Synopsis:

Sally, an orphan with a passion for dancing, works various odd jobs to pursue her dream. While waitressing, she falls in love with a man named Blair, unaware that he’s engaged to a socialite, Marcia, due to family pressure. After a mishap with a theatrical agent, Sally loses a job opportunity but later finds work at the Elm Tree Inn, where Blair helps her get a chance to perform. Her talent is recognized, and she's persuaded to impersonate a Russian dancer at a high-society party. When her identity is revealed, she is humiliated—but is soon discovered by legendary producer Florenz Ziegfeld.

Sally gets a starring role in his Broadway show and becomes a success. After her debut, Blair—having ended his engagement—comes to reconcile. The story ends with Sally and Blair getting married, cheered on by photographers.

Cast & Crew:

Marilyn Miller as Sally/Noskerova
Alexander Gray as Blair Farrell
Joe E. Brown as Grand Duke Constantine
T. Roy Barnes as Otis Hemingway Hooper
Pert Kelton as Rosie, Otis' girlfriend
Ford Sterling as 'Pops' Stendorff
Maude Turner Gordon as Mrs. Ten Brock
E. J. Ratcliffe as John Farquar
Jack Duffy as The Old Roue
Nora Lane as Marcia

Director: John Francis Dillon
Writers: Waldemar Young, A.P. Younger
Based on: Sally (1920 musical) by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse
Cinematography: Dev Jennings, Charles Edgar Schoenbaum (Technicolor)
Editor: LeRoy Stone
Music: Jerome Kern, Leonid S. Leonardi, Irving Berlin, Al Dubin, Joe Burke
Color Process: Technicolor Two-Strip (original)
Production Company: First National Pictures
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: December 23, 1929
Running Time: 103 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $647,000
Box Office: $2,198,000