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Torch Singer is a 1933 American pre-Code Paramount Pictures film directed by Alexander Hall and George Somnes and starring Claudette Colbert, Ricardo Cortez, David Manners and Lyda Roberti. The screenplay was written by Lenore J. Coffee and Lynn Starling, based on the short story Mike by Grace Perkins, which was published in Liberty magazine ...
Torch Singer: Directed by Alexander Hall, George Somnes. With Claudette Colbert, Ricardo Cortez, David Manners, Lyda Roberti. 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.
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- Drama, Musical, Romance
- Alexander Hall, George Somnes
- 1933-09-08
Torch Singer is a brisk, highly entertaining woman's film with a superb performance from Claudette Colbert. Her tour de force goes a long way in overcoming the inherent craziness of the plot. Pregnant and unmarried, she arrives at the outset at a hospital charity ward, where she stays to have her baby.
- Alexander Hall, George Somnes
- Claudette Colbert
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.
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Paramount, 1933. Directors: Alexander Hall and George Somnes. Screenplay: Lenore Coffee and Lynn Starling, based on a story by Grace Perkins. Camera: Karl Struss. Film editor: Eda Warren. Cast: Claudette Colbert, Ricardo Cortez, David Manners, Lyda Roberti, Baby LeRoy, Charley Grapewin, Sam Godfrey, Florence Roberts.
