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Torch Song (1953)

APPROVED 90 min  -  Drama | Music | Romance  -   1 October 1953 (USA)
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Jenny Stewart is a tough Broadway musical star who doesn't take criticism from anyone. Yet there is one individual... See full summary »

Director:

Charles Walters
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Cast

Cast overview:
Joan Crawford ...
Michael Wilding ...
Tye Graham
Gig Young Gig Young ...
Cliff Willard
Marjorie Rambeau Marjorie Rambeau ...
Mrs. Stewart
Harry Morgan ...
Joe Denner (as Henry Morgan)
Dorothy Patrick Dorothy Patrick ...
Martha
James Todd James Todd ...
Philip Norton
Eugene Loring Eugene Loring ...
Gene, the Dance Director
Paul Guilfoyle Paul Guilfoyle ...
Monty Rolfe
Benny Rubin Benny Rubin ...
Charles Maylor
Peter Chong Peter Chong ...
Peter
Maidie Norman ...
Anne
Nancy Gates Nancy Gates ...
Celia Stewart
Chris Warfield Chris Warfield ...
Chuck Peters
Rudy Render Rudy Render ...
Singer at Party
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Storyline

Jenny Stewart is a tough Broadway musical star who doesn't take criticism from anyone. Yet there is one individual, Tye Graham, a blind pianist who may be able to break through her tough exterior. Written by Kelly  

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Tough Baby - a wonderful love story with the star of "Sudden Fear" and for the FIRST TIME you'll see her in TECHNICOLOR!

Genres:

Drama | Music | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Herzen im Fieber See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1
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Trivia

MGM's ad campaign erroneously boasted that this was moviegoers' first chance to see Joan Crawford in Technicolor. Actually, Crawford had appeared in a Technicolor sequence in same studio's Ice Follies of 1939, some 14 years earlier. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the "Two-Faced Woman" song Joan Crawford's character starts out wearing a green dress. At the bottom of the stairs she turns and when the women start beating on the tables, Joan's dress becomes blue. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Jenny Stewart: Hold the record.
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Connections

Spoofed in "The Carol Burnett Show: Episode #10.16" (1977) See more »

Soundtracks

"Two-Faced Woman"
Music by Arthur Schwartz
Lyrics by Howard Dietz
Sung by Joan Crawford (dubbed by India Adams (uncredited)) and chorus See more »