The Helen Morgan Story

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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.

The 1920s and '30s career of singer Helen Morgan is followed from her early days singing outdoors in a carnival, through her speak-easy and chorus-girl days, to her stardom on Broadway in Ziegfeld's "Show Boat". Her involvement with Larry Maddux, a gin-runner and con-man, and Russell Wade, a prominent, married New York lawyer, and her decline thanks to these failed romances and alcohol are punctuated by performances of many of the songs she made famous.—Ron Kerrigan <[email protected]>

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Keywords
  • character name as title
  • four word title
  • manipulative female
  • possessive female
  • helen morgan character
Genres
  • Drama
  • Biography
  • Music
Release date Oct 4, 1957
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production companies Warner Bros.

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Runtime 1h 58m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

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