Tough Baby: Torch Song (2008) (V)

Director:

Peter Fitzgerald

Release Date:

12 February 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Short | Musical | Romance

Plot:

At long last, we rediscover the camp classic in which Joan Crawford embodies the melodramatic diva Jenny Stewart, a song-and-dance legend who finds love and humility in the arms of blind pianist, Michael Wilding.

Plot Keywords:

Cult | Blackface | Camp | Bad Singing | Dubbed Singing

Cast

Richard Barrios	...	Himself
Jeanine Basinger	...	Herself
Molly Haskell	...	Herself
Christina Crawford	...	Herself
Bob Thomas	...	Himself
Herbert Kenwith	...	Himself
Neil Maciejewski	...	Himself
Joan Crawford	...	Herself (archive footage)
Charles Walters	...	Himself (archive footage)
Michael Wilding	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lana Turner	...	Herself (archive footage)
India Adams	...	Herself (archive footage)
Cyd Charisse	...	Herself (archive footage)
Dore Schary	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ricardo Montalban	...	Himself (archive footage)

Runtime:

USA:14 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Wave Entertainment

Quotes:

[first lines]
Richard Barrios: There are few movies in Crawford's career that are as loved as "Torch Song." But it's not loved for being a really good movie.

Soundtrack:

Tenderly