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Torch Song (1953) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
85 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1953 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Charles Walters

Written By:
John Michael Hayes
Jan Lustig

Actors:
Joan Crawford ..... Jenny Stewart
Michael Wilding ..... Tye Graham
Gig Young ..... Cliff Willard
Marjorie Rambeau ..... Mrs. Stewart
Harry Morgan ..... Joe Denner
Dorothy Patrick ..... Martha
James Todd ..... Philip Norton
Eugene Loring ..... Gene, the Dance Director
Paul Guilfoyle ..... Monty Rolfe
Benny Rubin ..... Charles Maylor
Peter Chong ..... Peter
Maidie Norman ..... Anne
Nancy Gates ..... Celia Stewart
Chris Warfield ..... Chuck Peters
Rudy Render ..... Singer at Party

Synopsis:

Joan Crawford's first Technicolor feature has come to be known as a textbook example of "high camp". Crawford stars as musical comedy luminary Jenny Stewart, who has been hardened by the worst life has to offer. Romance enters her life in the form of her new piano accompanist, blinded war-veteran Tye Graham (Michael Wilding). The fact that Graham refuses to kowtow to the temperamental Jenny's demands, coupled with the adversarial behavior of Graham's seeing-eye dog, makes the pianist all the more attractive to the lonely songstress. Torch Song is a favorite of bad-movie buffs and female impersonators the world over: Highlights include Crawford's blackface musical number, and the now-classic scene in which she simulates blindness to better understand the taciturn Graham. Director Charles Walters, a former choreographer, appears as Crawford's two-left-feet dancing partner in the opening scenes.

The great Joan Crawford stars as Jenny Stewart, a high-maintenance Broadway star who gets a surprise dose of honesty from her feisty new pianist, blind war veteran Tye Graham (Michael Wilding). His blunt talk soon causes Jenny to reevaluate her relationship with her obsequious, drunken boyfriend (Gig Young). Marjorie Rambeau was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her turn as Jenny's mother. Songs include 'Tenderly' and 'Blue Moon.'

Jenny Stewart is a tough Broadway musical star who doesn't take criticism from anyone. Yet there is one individual, Tye Graham, a blind pianist who may be able to break through her tough exterior.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 15 November, 2013.

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