Name: Sally (1929) Director: John Francis Dillon Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Starring: Marilyn Miller, Alexander Gray, Joe E. Brown, Pert Kelton, T. Roy Barnes, and Ford Sterling Release Date: December 21, 1929 Runtime: 104 minutes Format: Early Technicolor (two-color process), Sound-on-disc (Vitaphone) Country: United States Language: English Genres: | Musical | Romance | Comedy | --- Summary: Sally tells the story of a bright and ambitious waitress with dreams of stardom who rises from humble beginnings to become a celebrated Broadway performer. Along the way, she falls in love with a wealthy young man but must conceal her true identity when fate gives her the chance to perform under a false name. With lavish musical numbers, humor, and heart, Sally captures the magic of show business and the timeless theme of following one’s dreams. --- Background: Adapted from the hit 1920 Broadway musical that made Marilyn Miller a star, *Sally* was produced by Warner Bros. as one of their early all-talking, all-Technicolor musicals. Directed by John Francis Dillon, the film was a showcase for Miller, one of the biggest stage performers of the 1920s, marking her transition from theater to film. Though much of the original stage show’s score by Jerome Kern was retained, the story was streamlined for cinema. *Sally* was among the first color musicals to achieve major commercial success and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction. Today, only portions of the original Technicolor print survive, with some sequences preserved in black and white. --- Trivia: * *Sally* was one of the early full-length features filmed in the two-color Technicolor process. * The film’s theme song, “Look for the Silver Lining,” became one of Jerome Kern’s most enduring standards. * Marilyn Miller reprised her signature Broadway role for the film, earning widespread acclaim for her charm and energy. * The movie features Joe E. Brown in one of his earliest comic screen roles. * Though once thought lost, *Sally* has been restored using surviving color sequences and soundtrack discs. * It was one of Warner Bros.’ biggest box office hits of 1929. --- Hashtags: #Sally1929 #MarilynMiller #EarlyTechnicolor #WarnerBros #ClassicMusical #JeromeKern #OldHollywood #Vitaphone #PreCodeHollywood #FilmHistory