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Seldom has so little been done with so much by so many as in Pal Joey. The movie retains the essence of Rodgers' and Hart's excellent score for the musical which played Broadway in 1940-41 and again in 1952-53. However, the original script, written by John O'Hara, has been largely scrapped for an implausible story whose dialogue consists of inane crudities...

Author: By Bryce E. Nelson, | Title: Pal Joey | 12/4/1957 | See Source »

...Joey. A mildly anemic version of the full-blooded Broadway musical-with Frank Sinatra supplying a strong jolt of the glamour vitamin (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Dec. 2, 1957 | 12/2/1957 | See Source »

...committee's evidence appeared to be solid enough. As a member of the so-called Mafia (the ancient Sicilian vendetta society that some authorities claim is running U.S. racketeering), Squillante always managed to avoid deep trouble, although his address book produced the names of such crooks as Joey Surprise, Nanny the Geep and Joe Stutz. He got caught only once, on an income-tax rap. He solved that, the committee charged, by having his boys extract $57,855 from two cartmen's groups, then paying up his taxes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: Taking Out the Garbage | 11/25/1957 | See Source »

...Joey. A mildly anemic version of the full-blooded Broadway musical-with Frank Sinatra supplying a strong jolt of the glamour vitamin (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Nov. 25, 1957 | 11/25/1957 | See Source »

...Joey. A mildly anemic version of the full-blooded Broadway musical-but with Frank Sinatra supplying a strong jolt of the glamour vitamin (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Nov. 18, 1957 | 11/18/1957 | See Source »

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