Torch Song

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"Torch Song" is a 1953 American musical drama film starring Joan Crawford as a demanding Broadway star whose life and career are challenged by a blind pianist.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
artDirectionBy Cedric Gibbons
Edward Carfagno
basedOn Why Should I Cry? (short story)
basedOnAuthor I. A. R. Wylie
cinematographyBy Robert H. Planck
colorProcess Technicolor
costumeDesignBy Walter Plunkett
countryOfOrigin United States
director Charles Walters
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editedBy Albert Akst
featuresSong Follow Me
Follow Me (ballet sequence)
Tenderly
Two-Faced Woman
You Won't Forget Me
genre drama film
musical film
leadActorCharacter Gig Young as Cliff Willard
Joan Crawford as Jenny Stewart
Marjorie Rambeau as Mrs. Stewart
Michael Wilding as Tye Graham
linked to: Michael Wilding
leadActressVocalDubbing India Adams for Joan Crawford
mainCharacter Jenny Stewart
mainCharacterOccupation Broadway musical star
musicBy Adolph Deutsch
narrativeTheme romantic drama
show business
notableFor Joan Crawford’s first color film appearance
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A demanding Broadway star clashes with and is changed by a blind pianist hired for her show.
producer Joe Pasternak
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
releaseDate 1953-10-16
releaseYear 1953
runtimeMinutes 90
screenwriter Jan Lustig
John Michael Hayes
setIn New York City
soundtrackPerformer India Adams
starring Dorothy Patrick
Eugene Loring
Gig Young
Henry Morgan
James Todd
Joan Crawford
Marjorie Rambeau
Michael Wilding
title Torch Song

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Michael Wilding notableWork Torch Song
When You Grow Up hasTrack Torch Song
Marjorie Rambeau notableWork Torch Song
Torch Song title Torch Song