In his career Frank Sinatra did two film adaptions of Rodgers and Hart musicals The first was Higher and Higher which was his first feature film speaking part Pal Joey was the second and it is probably the greatest show Rodgers and Hart ever did When it debuted on Broadway in 1941 it got good, but not great reviewsProduct Description Based on the hit Rodgers and Hart musical of the same name, PAL JOEY follows Joey Evans (Frank Sinatra, From Here to Eternity), a charming nightclub singer who is very popular with the chorus girls in his show Joey has a comfortable relationship with Vera (Rita Hayworth, Gilda), a former dancer who is now a rich widowFrank Sinatra in Pal Joey Pal Joey was originally a Broadway play that starred Gene Kelly When Kelly came to MGM it was supposed to be made into a film, and Kelly would reprise his stage role Instead, the project sat around for some 10 years before Sinatra, always eager to play a gigolo, took over as the lead 1957 Original Movie Poster Pal Jo...