Torch Singer
She traded "shame" … for fame!
1933 | 71m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Alexander Hall, George Somnes |
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| Writer: | Grace Perkins, Lenore J. Coffee, Lynn Starling |
| Staring: |
| When she can't support her illegitimate child, an abandoned young woman puts her up for adoption and pursues a career as a torch singer. Years later, she searches for the child she gave up. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 08, 1933 |
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| Director: | Alexander Hall, George Somnes |
| Writer: | Grace Perkins, Lenore J. Coffee, Lynn Starling |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Music |
| Keywords | singer, pre-code, illegitimate child |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Claudette Colbert | Sally Trent, aka Mimi Benton |
| Ricardo Cortez | Tony Cummings |
| David Manners | Michael 'Mike' Gardner |
| Lyda Roberti | Dora Nichols |
| Charley Grapewin | Andrew 'Juddy' Judson |
| Sam Godfrey | Harry, Radio Announcer |
| Florence Roberts | Mother Angelica |
| Virginia Hammond | Mrs. Julia Judson |
| Ethel Griffies | Agatha Alden |
| Baby LeRoy | Bobby, Dora's Baby at 1 Year |
| Mildred Washington | Carrie |
| Cora Sue Collins | Sally, Age 5 |
| Helen Jerome Eddy | Miss Spaulding |
| Albert Conti | Carlotti |
| Jean Acker | Nightclub Patron |
| Gladys Hulette | Nightclub Patron |
| Dennis O'Keefe | Nightclub Patron |
| Eddie Phillips | Nightclub Patron |
| Ronald R. Rondell | Nightclub Patron |
| Florence Wix | Nightclub Patron |
| Bobbe Arnst | Woman in Sally's Apartment |
| Toby Wing | Blonde in Sally's Apartment |
| James Burke | Taxi Driver |
| Kathleen Burke | Sobbing Girl |
| Davison Clark | Mr. Seymour |
| Edward Cooper | Agatha Alden's Butler |
| William B. Davidson | Jarrett |
| Anna Demetrio | Italian Diner |
| Lester Dorr | Man in Radio Station |
| Edward LeSaint | Doctor |
| Grace Goodall | Head Nurse |
| Perc Launders | Bass Fiddle Player |
| Margaret Mann | Miss Thomas |
| Harry Semels | Waiter in Bistro |
| Jerry Tucker | Mickey |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Alexander Hall | Director |
| Karl Struss | Director of Photography |
| Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| John Leipold | Orchestrator |
| Grace Perkins | Story |
| George Somnes | Director |
| Lenore J. Coffee | Screenplay |
| Lynn Starling | Screenplay |
| Eda Warren | Editor |
| Howard Jackson | Orchestrator |
| Dick Stockton | Casting Assistant |
| Harold Lewis | Sound Engineer |
| Fred Schuessler | Casting |
| Ralph Rainger | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Albert Lewis | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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