Oh, You Beautiful Doll

Beloved character actor Sakall was given the biggest role of his career in OH, YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL when he was cast as popular turn-ofthe-century songwriter Fred Fisher (whose real name was Breitenbach) in this musical biography. Playing fast-and-loose with the facts, the story chronicles Fisher's efforts at becoming a serious composer, though his work goes unrecognized. When Sakall hooks up with song publisher Stevens, who advises him to arrange his melodies in a more up-tempo manner and sell them as popular tunes, Sakall changes his name (so as not to ruin his chances with the highbrow community) and soon becomes the rage with tunes like the title song, "Peg 'O My...