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.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
Cedric Gibbons
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Edward Carfagno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Why Should I Cry? (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | I. A. R. Wylie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert H. Planck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Walter Plunkett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Charles Walters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Albert Akst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSong |
Follow Me
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Follow Me (ballet sequence) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenderly NERFINISHED ⓘ Two-Faced Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ You Won't Forget Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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musical film ⓘ |
| leadActorCharacter |
Gig Young as Cliff Willard
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Joan Crawford as Jenny Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ Marjorie Rambeau as Mrs. Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Wilding as Tye Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActressVocalDubbing | India Adams for Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jenny Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | Broadway musical star ⓘ |
| musicBy | Adolph Deutsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
romantic drama
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1953-10-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jan Lustig
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John Michael Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| soundtrackPerformer | India Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Dorothy Patrick
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Eugene Loring NERFINISHED ⓘ Gig Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ James Todd NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Marjorie Rambeau NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Wilding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Torch Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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