Storyline

The 1920's and 30's 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

Plot Keywords

singer, broadway producer, broadway star, bootlegger, boyfriend, alcoholic, bleak, melodramatic, brooding, broadway theater, hospital, new york city, chicago, nightclub, carnival, musical performance, rise to stardom, alcoholism, romance, show business, love, transformation, rise, fall, 1920s

Short Review

The Helen Morgan is a decent film. It is about torch singer Helen Morgan who rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune. Ann Blyth and Paul Newman give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Michael Curtiz did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama and music.

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