Jimmy and Sally (1933) DVD-R

Starring James Dunn, Claire Trevor, Harvey Stephens, Lya Lys, Jed Prouty
Directed by James Tinling

Print: black/white
Runtime: 65 min.
Genre: comedy
Print Quality: B

Given a title like Jimmy and Sally, one might assume that this Fox
production is another in the popular series of co-starring vehicles for
James Dunn and Sally Eilers. Sure enough, Dunn does play Jimmy, but
Eilers was in the midst of a contract dispute with the studio, thus the role
of Sally was filled by Claire Trevor. 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. Meanwhile, Jimmy gets entangled
with cabaret singer Pola Wenski (Lya Lys), which puts quite a strain on his
relationship with Sally. The third-act intervention of gangsters brings the
story to swift and action-packed finale.