One of the first color musicals to be lensed and released in both silent and talkie versions, SALLY is a tuneful extravaganza based on the Kern-Bolton 1920 stage show, which also featured Miller. It had been done as a silent in 1925 with Colleen Moore and Leon Errol, and that version,
while lacking songs and color, was far funnier. Miller is a waitress who dances and sings her way into our hearts as she ascends the staircase to the heights of Broadway stardom. That's about the size of the story. On this slim tale, they hung a cast which included Joe E. Brown for comic relief,
Gray for male sex appeal, Chaplin veteran Sterling for a bit of villainy, 150 gorgeous sho...
Released:
1929
Rated:
NR
Length:
103 mins