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Torch Singer(1933)
Status: Released
Date: 1933-09-08
52%
8 Votes
Time: 1h 11m
She traded "shame" … for fame!
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Torch Singer
Top 10 Billed Cast
Claudette Colbert
Sally Trent, aka Mimi Benton
Ricardo Cortez
Tony Cummings
David Manners
Michael 'Mike' Gardner
Lyda Roberti
Dora Nichols
Charley Grapewin
Andrew 'Juddy' Judson
Florence Roberts
Mother Angelica
Virginia Hammond
Mrs. Julia Judson
Ethel Griffies
Agatha Alden
Baby LeRoy
Bobby, Dora's Baby at 1 Year
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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.
Release Date
1933-09-08
Average
5.2
Rating:
2.6 startsTagline
She traded "shame" … for fame!
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