Jimmy and Sally

Jimmy and Sally (1933)

Bubbling Over With Romance

Jimmy is a wiseguy press agent whose efforts to promote a meat-packing firm come to naught. Our hero is fired from his job, whereupon his sweetheart Sally steps in, immediately succeeding where Jimmy had failed.

Date of release
1933-11-04
TMDB
4.8 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 5m
Genres
Comedy
Director
James Tinling

Casting

Interesting facts

Jimmy and Sally is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by James Tinling and written by Paul Schofield and Marguerite Roberts with additional dialogue by William Conselman. Starring James Dunn, Claire Trevor, Harvey Stephens, Lya Lys, and Jed Prouty, the story concerns a self-centered publicist who relies on his secretary's creativity but takes her affection for him for granted. After a series of publicity blunders and being fired several times, he humbly acknowledges that he is the one responsible for letting their relationship collapse. Though she has accepted a marriage proposal from another publicist in his absence, the girl still loves him, and ultimately chooses him.

Production

The film was based on the unpublished story "Tough Guy" by Mauri Grashin and James Seymour. According to the AFI Catalog of Feature Films, the script by Paul Schofield and Marguerite Roberts was enhanced by dialogue from William Conselman and additional writing from Charlotte Miller.

Capitalizing on the success of Bad Girl (1931), which propelled James Dunn (making his film debut) and Sally Eilers to overnight stardom, Fox Film sought to team the duo in more projects. Dunn and Eilers went on to star in Over the Hill (1931), Dance Team (1932), Sailor's Luck (1933), and Hold Me Tight (1933). Jimmy and Sally was written and titled especially for the popular duo.

Songs in the film—"It's the Irish in Me", "You're My Thrill", and "Eat Marlowe's Meats"—were composed by Jay Gorney with lyrics by Sidney Clare. Dunn's rendition of "It's the Irish in Me" marks the first time he sings on screen.

According to a news report, director Tinling kept Dunn happy during the filming by leaving a piano at the back of the set, where Dunn practiced playing and singing between takes.

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