Torch Singer (1933)
1h 11m
Running Time
September 8, 1933Release Date
Torch Singer (1933)
1h 11m
Running Time
September 8, 1933Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Claudette Colbert
Sally Trent, aka Mimi Benton
Ricardo Cortez
Tony Cummings
David Manners
Michael Gardner
Lyda Roberti
Dora Nichols
Charley Grapewin
Andrew 'Juddy' Judson
Alexander Hall
Director
Sam Godfrey
Harry, Radio Announcer
Florence Roberts
Mother Angelica
George Somnes
Director
Virginia Hammond
Mrs. Julia Judson
Lenore J. Coffee
Writer
Lynn Starling
Writer
Ethel Griffies
Agatha Alden
Grace Perkins
Writer
Baby LeRoy
Bobby, Dora's Baby at 1 Year
Ralph Rainger
Composer
Mildred Washington
Carrie
Cora Sue Collins
Sally, Age 5
Helen Jerome Eddy
Miss Spaulding
Albert Conti
Carlotti
Jean Acker
Nightclub Patron
Gladys Hulette
Nightclub Patron
Dennis O'Keefe
Nightclub Patron
Eddie Phillips
Nightclub Patron
Ronald R. Rondell
Nightclub Patron
Florence Wix
Nightclub Patron
Bobbe Arnst
Woman in Sally's Apartment
Toby Wing
Blonde in Sally's Apartment
James Burke
Taxi Driver
Kathleen Burke
Sobbing Girl
Davison Clark
Mr. Seymour
Edward Cooper
Agatha Alden's Butler
William B. Davidson
Jarrett
Anna Demetrio
Italian Diner
Lester Dorr
Man in Radio Station
Edward LeSaint
Doctor
Grace Goodall
Head Nurse
Perc Launders
Bass Fiddle Player
Margaret Mann
Miss Thomas
Harry Semels
Waiter in Bistro
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 8, 1933
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 11m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Wiki.
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 (May 20–27, 1933). It was released on DVD (as part of a six disc set entitled "Pre-Code Hollywood Collection") on April 7, 2009, and by itself on August 5, 2014.