An orphan named by a telephone exchange fakes being Russian royalty to get to Broadway—what could go wrong?
Sally is an orphan who was named by the telephone exchange where she was abandoned as a baby. In the orphanage, she discovered the joy of dancing. Working as a waitress, she serves Blair (Alexander Gray), and they both fall for each other, but Blair is engaged to socialite Marcia. Sally is hired to impersonate a famous Russian dancer named Noskerova, but at that engagement, she is found to be a phoney. Undaunted, she proceeds with her life and has a show on Broadway, but she still thinks of Blair.
Practical Effects
Massive Ziegfeld-style production numbers shot in two-strip Technicolor.
Acting
Marilyn Miller's legendary legs and even more legendary tragic backstory.
Director
John Francis Dillon
Marilyn Miller
Sally
Alexander Gray
Blair Farell
Joe E. Brown
Grand Duke Connie
T. Roy Barnes
Otis Hooper
Pert Kelton
Rosie
Ford Sterling
'Pops' Shendorff
Maude Turner Gordon
Mrs. Ten Brock
E.J. Ratcliffe
John Farell
Jack Duffy
Roue
Nora Lane
Marcia
Adrienne Ames
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Anita Garvin
Party Guest (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Marilyn Miller was Broadway's biggest star but made only three films; this was her first and biggest hit.
The 'Sally' stage musical ran 570 performances in 1920, making Florenz Ziegfeld rich enough to build his famous Follies theatre.
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