O'Hara's 'PAL Joey' is a musical comedy-drama film released in 1957. It stars Frank Sinatra as the title character, Joey Evans, a small-time nightclub performer whose ambitions for success lead him into complicated romantic entanglements. The crossword solution for this term is 'PAL', which stands for 'Personnel and Logistics'. This acronym is used to describe the role of Joey in the film, as he is responsible for managing the personnel and logistics of the nightclub where he works.