Sally (1929 film)
- Marilyn Miller: Cecily
- Alexander Gray: Blair Farquar
- Joe E. Brown: Connie
- T. Roy Barnes: Otis Hooper
- Pert Kelton: Rosie
- Ford Sterling: " Pops " Shendorff
- Maude Turner Gordon: Mrs. Ten Brock
- E. J. Ratcliffe: Roue
- Ethel Stone: Lutie
- Nora Lane: Marcia
Cecily is an American musical film directed by John Francis Dillon from the year 1929.
Action
Cecily is an orphan and was named received from the telephone booth in which they were found as a baby. At the orphanage, she finds pleasure in dancing, practicing since then and wants to be a dancer. It does not work as a dancer, but earns as a waitress at several local cafes their money. The aristocrat Blair Farquar falls in love with Cecily, but is already the wealthy Mrs. Ten Brock promised.
As Cecily one day spotted the suit of the agent Otis Hooper in the café with food, they will be dismissed. Pops Shendorff she then draws in its Balkan Bar Tavern, where they can dance for the guests. Cecily is famous and Hooper, who she knows from previous café- times, they committed to Mrs. Ten Brock's celebration when the famous Russian dancer Noskorova cancels at short notice. It becomes the idolized star of the evening, however, must realize that their beloved Blair and the hostess Mrs. Ten Brock are engaged. She leaves the party and goes into hiding.
Otis Hooper finds again some time later and hired her as one of his Follies for his dance show on Broadway. At the premiere she finally meets back to Blair, who confesses his love for her and they married shortly thereafter.
Background
Originally, the film was listed in full in two-color Technicolor, whereas the film are still found today is black and white and only the music dance scene with the song "Wild Rose" in color. The fragments of this scene were found in the 1990s and cut into the existing up to that black and white film, which was then shown in this function at the television Turner Classic Movies. On an imaginary as a trailer and taken separately movie role of the Vitaphone ( Reel No. 3050 ) Marilyn Miller speaks about the movie. The film itself is located on the Vitephone production roles No 3648 bis 3659th
The film is an arrangement of the eponymous Broadway musical by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., in which Marilyn Miller also played the title role. The premiere took place on December 21, 1920 at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City instead and was performed 561 times. The last performance on Broadway was held on 22 April 1922. At the premiere Leon Errol was as " Connie " to the ensemble, while Billie Dove was one of the contributors occurring later. Other performers of the premiere were Walter Catlett as " Otis " and Alfred P. James in the role of "pops". The single taken from the Broadway musical songs in the film are the title song " Sally ", " Wild Rose " and " Look for the Silver Lining".
The film, at the same time Marilyn Miller's first film was shot in 1925 as a silent film, with Leon Errol was involved here. In September 1928 Warner Bros. acquired the major part of the film production company First National, which from this point on all film productions of the First National under the control of Warner Bros. were, although both companies have provided their own productions until the mid- 1930s. Then often the brand name A Warner Bros. -First National Picture was used.
Awards
Art director Jack Okey was indeed nominated for the Academy Awards in November 1930 for an Oscar for Best Production Design, but was defeated Herman Rosse, which was awarded for the film The Jazz King.