My Gal Sal

"The Pity Of It All" That This Film Is Not On DVD
I managed to obtain a DVD copy of this wonderful Twentieth Century Fox musical that was recorded off the Fox Movie Channel. Rita Hayworth, loaned out from Columbia, is paired with Victor Mature in this wonderful Techincolor extravaganza set in the Gay '90s. Paul Dresser (Mature) is a poor country lad who wants to make it big on the stage with his music. After he meets the comely Mae (Carole Landis, who after the first thirty minutes of the film, vanishes from the scene), he makes his way to a stage production, only to have the gorgeous redhead star Sally Elliot (Hayworth) laugh throughout the entire act. In retaliation, he takes Mae to one of Sally's shows and they return the favor. She then steals one of his songs and uses it in her act. Paul and Sally continually bring out the worst in each other, tempers flaring, cutting up each other's wardrobe, fighting the strong attraction that all this aggression masks. Typically, they finally end up together, despite all the misunderstandings...

My Gal Sal
This is a wonderful musical from Fox's golden era. In glorious technicolour, the story of a budding composer Paul Dresser,(played by Victor Mature) and his pursuit of Sal (Rita Hayworth) is a delight to the eye. The story is on par with many musicals of this time, but don't analyse it, just enjoy it.

To makes even better, this would have to be one of the best transfers from Fox, surpassing their restored musicals. It looked great pojected on a 100" screen.

Not the cheapest DVD around, but I'd rather pay the extra for such a quality DVD transfer.

Excellent product
I gave this to my husband for Christmas. He has wanted this movie since we saw it many years ago. The music is great, the dresses are beautiful, and Rita is gorgeous. The disc we received is excellent. The color is vibrant and the picture is sharp. We couldn't be more pleased with the quality.

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