text: The film differs from the stage musical in other key points: the setting was moved from Chicago to San Francisco, and on stage Joey was a dancer. The plot of the film drops a blackmail attempt, and two roles prominent on stage were changed: Melba (a reporter) was cut, and Gladys became a minor character. Linda became a naive chorus girl instead of an innocent stenographer and some of the lyrics to "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" were changed. Also in the film, Vera Prentice-Simpson is a wealthy widow and former stripper (billed as Vanessa the Undresser) and thus gets to sing the song "Zip". (Since that number requires an authentic burlesque drummer to mime the bumps and grinds, the extra playing the drums is disconcertingly swapped with a professional session musician Jimmy Fernandes in a jump cut).
  Song list
  Of the original 14 Rodgers and Hart songs, eight remained, but with two as instrumental background, and four songs were added from other shows. The music was supervised by Morris Stoloff and adapted by George Duning and Riddle, with Arthur Morton contributing orchestrations.
  Pal Joey: Main Title
  "That Terrific Rainbow" - chorus girls and Linda English
  "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (introduced in the 1939 musical Too Many Girls) - Joey Evans
  "Do It the Hard Way" - orchestra and chorus girls
  "Great Big Town" - Joey Evans and chorus girls
  "There's a Small Hotel" (introduced in the 1936 musical On Your Toes) - Joey Evans
  "Zip" - Vera Simpson
  "I Could Write a Book" - Joey Evans and Linda English
  "The Lady Is a Tramp" (introduced in the 1937 musical Babes in Arms) - Joey Evans
  "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" - Vera Simpson
  "Plant You Now, Dig You Later" - orchestra
  "My Funny Valentine" (introduced in the 1937 musical Babes in Arms) - Linda English