The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
- Directed by
- Paul Helmick, Michael Curtiz
- Genre
- drama film, musical film, biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A biographical film about torch singer Helen Morgan and her rise to fame in show business. The story covers her career struggles and personal life, with some fictional elements added for drama.
dramaticmelancholicglamorousemotionaltragicnostalgicsentimentalmusical
What happens
The Helen Morgan Story, released in the UK as Both Ends of the Candle, is a 1957 American biographical film directed by Michael Curtiz starring Ann Blyth and Paul Newman. The screenplay by Oscar Saul, Dean Riesner, Stephen Longstreet, and Nelson Gidding is based on the life and career of torch singer/actress Helen Morgan, with fictional touches liberally added for dramatic purposes. This turned out to be Blyth's final film role. Another version of Morgan's life story, Helen Morgan, was produced as a live television drama on Playhouse 90, with Polly Bergen as Morgan. Despite requests to delay the television version, it aired five months before the release of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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