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.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.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.
Baby LeRoy
- Bobby, Dora's Baby at 1 Year
- (as Baby Le Roy)
Jean Acker
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Bobbe Arnst
- Woman in Sally's Apartment
- (uncredited)
Carlena Beard
- Sally - the Little Black Girl
- (uncredited)
James Burke
- Taxicab Driver
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe uncredited little black girl who plays "Sally the fan" whom Claudette Colbert's character visits is played by Carlena Beard, the younger sister of Matthew "Stymie" Beard of The Little Rascals.
- Quotes
Mimi Benton: Well, I'll tell you what happened to her. While you were touring China, she went through hell. It's a nice place, you must go there someday.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Complicated Women (2003)
- SoundtracksGive Me Liberty or Give Me Love
(1933)
Music by Ralph Rainger
Lyric by Leo Robin
Played during the opening credits and at the end
Sung by Claudette Colbert at a nightclub
Reprised by Claudette Colbert at a nightclub
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The low down on the high life in New York
The soap suds reach almost to the ceiling in "Torch Singer" but that's part of the fun. Claudette Colbert and the rest of the excellent cast have a grand old time as they work their way through the somewhat rusty plot. Colbert sings a couple of songs and wears some smashing gowns as she portrays a chorus girl with a heart of gold who's forced to give up her baby daughter and become a torch singer to earn a living in Depression-era New York. In no time at all she's the toast of the town, with a fancy apartment, a maid, and a boy friend who's a big radio executive. She covers up her need for her daughter by drinking, dancing and carrying on, and does it ever look like fun. But it all works out in the end, and with only minutes to spare.
Look for Lyda Roberti, the Polish bombshell in the first part of the movie as Colbert's friend and roommate. Roberti died tragically young, with only a few films to her credit, notably "The Kid From Spain " and "Million Dollar Legs," in which she played Mata Machree, The Woman No Man Can Resist. "Torch Singer" is kind of tame for a pre-Code feature but it's fun and well worth watching.
Look for Lyda Roberti, the Polish bombshell in the first part of the movie as Colbert's friend and roommate. Roberti died tragically young, with only a few films to her credit, notably "The Kid From Spain " and "Million Dollar Legs," in which she played Mata Machree, The Woman No Man Can Resist. "Torch Singer" is kind of tame for a pre-Code feature but it's fun and well worth watching.
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- A2ZJerry
- May 13, 2003
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- Runtime1 hour 11 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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