My Gal Sal

Sep 30 1942 Approved 1h 43m
Biography, Comedy, Music

Biopic chronicling the early life of gay nineties-era songwriter Paul Dresser as he outgrows his job as carnival entertainer and moves up into New York society, writing one hit song after another. Despite his egotistical behavior, he manages to woo and win Sally Elliott, one of the more popular songstresses of the day

Plot

Chronicles the early life of gay nineties-era songwriter Paul Dresser as he outgrows his job as carnival entertainer and moves up into New York society, writing one hit song after another. Despite his egotistical behavior, he manages to woo and win Sally Elliott, one of the more popular songstresses of the day.

Written by

Theodore Dreiser, Seton I. Miller, Darrell Ware

Directed by

Irving Cummings

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
915
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA