Sally

From waitress to Broadway star! In her first of only three films, 1920s Broadway sensation Marilyn Miller recreates one of her greatest stage hits in Sally, a lavish, heart-on-its-sleeve Cinderella story (punctuated with some color sequences) that showcases Miller's beauty and lyrical dancing. Also featured: Jerome Kern and Buddy De Sylva's Look for the Silver Lining, the evergreen so associated with Miller that it became the title of her 1949 biopic starring June Haver. Haver wasn't the only Hollywood notable to play Miller. Judy Garland took the role in 1946's Till the Clouds Roll By, giving her own standout interpretation of three Kern standards introduced in Miller shows: Who?, Sunny and of course, Look for the Silver Lining.

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