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Yökerhokuningatar

Original title: The Helen Morgan Story
  • 19571957
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
803
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POPULARITY
45,072
8,479
Paul Newman and Ann Blyth in Yökerhokuningatar (1957)
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Play trailer2:44
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Torch singer Helen Morgan rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune only to lose it all to alcohol and poor personal choices.Torch singer Helen Morgan rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune only to lose it all to alcohol and poor personal choices.Torch singer Helen Morgan rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune only to lose it all to alcohol and poor personal choices.

IMDb RATING
6.3/10
803
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
45,072
8,479
  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Oscar Saul(original screenplay)
    • Dean Riesner(original screenplay)
    • Stephen Longstreet(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ann Blyth
    • Paul Newman
    • Richard Carlson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Oscar Saul(original screenplay)
    • Dean Riesner(original screenplay)
    • Stephen Longstreet(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ann Blyth
    • Paul Newman
    • Richard Carlson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    The Helen Morgan Story
    Trailer 2:44
    The Helen Morgan Story

    Photos19

    Paul Newman and Ann Blyth in "The Helen Morgan Story," 1957.
    Paul Newman and Ann Blyth in Yökerhokuningatar (1957)
    Ann Blyth in Yökerhokuningatar (1957)
    Paul Newman and Ann Blyth in Yökerhokuningatar (1957)
    Ann Blyth in Yökerhokuningatar (1957)
    Paul Newman and Ann Blyth in Yökerhokuningatar (1957)
    Paul Newman, Ann Blyth, and Michael Curtiz in Yökerhokuningatar (1957)
    Paul Newman and Ann Blyth in Yökerhokuningatar (1957)
    Paul Newman and Ann Blyth in Yökerhokuningatar (1957)
    Paul Newman and Ann Blyth in Yökerhokuningatar (1957)
    Paul Newman and Ann Blyth in Yökerhokuningatar (1957)
    Paul Newman and Ann Blyth in Yökerhokuningatar (1957)

    Top cast

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    Ann Blyth
    Ann Blyth
    • Helen Morgan
    Paul Newman
    Paul Newman
    • Larry Maddux
    Richard Carlson
    Richard Carlson
    • Russell Wade
    Gene Evans
    Gene Evans
    • Whitey Krause
    Alan King
    Alan King
    • Benny Weaver
    Cara Williams
    Cara Williams
    • Dolly Evans
    Virginia Vincent
    Virginia Vincent
    • Sue
    Walter Woolf King
    Walter Woolf King
    • Florenz Ziegfeld
    Dorothy Green
    Dorothy Green
    • Mrs. Wade
    Edward Platt
    Edward Platt
    • Johnny Haggerty
    Warren Douglas
    Warren Douglas
    • Mark Hellinger
    Sammy White
    • Sammy White
    The De Castro Sisters
    • Singers
    Jimmy McHugh
    • Jimmy McHugh
    Rudy Vallee
    Rudy Vallee
    • Rudy Vallee
    Walter Winchell
    Walter Winchell
    • Walter Winchell
    Gogi Grant
    • Helen Morgan (singing voice)
    • (voice)
    Nicky Blair
    Nicky Blair
    • Vendor
    • (scenes deleted)
    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Oscar Saul(original screenplay)
      • Dean Riesner(original screenplay)
      • Stephen Longstreet(original screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This movie was originally planned for Doris Day to star in. Day eventually turned the part down after reading the script, fearing it was too similar to Laulu ilman rakkautta (1955).
    • Goofs
      In real life, Helen Morgan married three times. In the film, she never marries.
    • Quotes

      Larry Maddux: Do yourself a favor. Hire the kid.

      Whitey Krause: I hope your hooch is better than your suggestion, Larry. What's the canary to you.

      Larry Maddux: Nuthin'. I'm just a music lover. Besides, I don't go for that sad stuff she sings.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Great Canadian Supercut (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
      Music by Jerome Kern
      Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
      Performed by Ann Blyth (dubbed by Gogi Grant) at the end
      Originally from the musical "Show Boat"

    User reviews21

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    Featured review
    5/10
    Newman plays the cad
    Since I was born decades after this film was made and this film was made about the period of Helen Morgan's life decades before 1957, I wasn't sure I would be able to appreciate it as much as perhaps it deserved to be. Actually I found it to be somewhat timeless in its depiction of the eternal quest for fame and fortune and the pitfalls that occur along the way. Even in today's headlines we see talented performers who achieve fame and fortune only to stumble due to relationship difficulties, substance abuse and shady characters in their entourage. Although I am not familiar with the real Helen Morgan, Ann Blyth does a credible job in portraying how stardom doesn't always lead to happiness and Paul Newman is very good as an opportunist with a conscience.
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    5
    • perfectbond
    • Dec 14, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 6, 1958 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Helen Morgan Story
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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