Sally

"ALMOST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!"

Jan 12 1930 Passed 1h 43m
Musical

Sally is an orphan who was named by the telephone exchange where she was abandoned as a baby. In the orphanage, she discovered the joy of dancing. Working as a waitress, she serves Blair (Alexander Gray), and they both fall for each other, but Blair is engaged to socialite Marcia. Sally is hired to impersonate a famous Russian dancer named Noskerova, but at that engagement, she is found to be a phoney. Undaunted, she proceeds with her life and has a show on Broadway, but she still thinks of Blair.

Plot

Sally was an orphan who got her name from the telephone exchange where she was abandoned as a baby. In the orphanage, she discovered the joy of dancing and has been practicing since. Working as a waitress, she goes from job to job until she finds a job that also allows her to dance. At the restaurant, she meets Blair, and they both fall for each other, but Blair is engaged to Marcia. Sally is hired to impersonate a famous Russian dancer named Noskerova, but at that engagement, she is found to be a phony and that Blair is engaged. Undaunted, she proceeds with her life and has her show on Broadway, but she still thinks of Blair.

Written by

Guy Bolton, Waldemar Young, P.G. Wodehouse

Directed by

John Francis Dillon

Cast

Marilyn Miller, Alexander Gray, Joe E. Brown

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

First National Pictures

Languages

English, Français

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
443
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA