tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post4235308922878724617..comments2024-03-28T18:21:09.285-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Forgotten Books: Pal Joey - John O'HaraJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-50385441200897117022014-03-20T21:42:51.038-05:002014-03-20T21:42:51.038-05:00I never read O'Hara but I'm a big Sinatra ...I never read O'Hara but I'm a big Sinatra fan. He wanted to make the movie badly and begged Rita Hayworth to star in it with Kim Novak. <br />I'm sure the story was changed a lot. I don't recall Joey's friend being in it and the character changes from being a heel to hero by the end of the story. <br />I have a copy of the dvd and like it for the songs mostly. Rita Hayworth pantomimes "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered" and Kim Novak does "My Funny Valentine" and Sinatra does an awesome rendition of "The Lady is a Tramp". Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558309585112601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-9679028197373442012014-03-14T10:22:23.021-05:002014-03-14T10:22:23.021-05:00I'm a big John O'Hara fan. You're rig...I'm a big John O'Hara fan. You're right about O'Hara concentrating on characterization instead of plot. That's a common feature in many of his works.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-88397965144583816632014-03-14T09:19:12.329-05:002014-03-14T09:19:12.329-05:00I thought of PAL JOEY as a collection of stories r...I thought of PAL JOEY as a collection of stories rather than a novel. I also read - within a few days of this - the "play" version with songs by Rodgers & Hart.<br /><br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-308349344528684572014-03-14T08:26:35.222-05:002014-03-14T08:26:35.222-05:00John O'Hara is one of my favorite authors espe...John O'Hara is one of my favorite authors especially for his shorter work. I much prefer his novellas over the longer novels. APPOINTMENT IN SAMARRA is one of the best American novels and I like all the stories in his Gibbsville series.Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.com