I don’t know why Colbert was Oscar’d for “IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT” when clearly, her performance the year before in “TORCH SINGER” ( 1933 ) puts her through her paces royally, and shows her off to good advantage in a grand way. SPOILERS! SPOILERS! FOR GOSH SAKES…SPOILERS! CLAUDETTE read more
https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest Torch singer,This 1933 Paramount film, is a sophisticated and greatly acted drama, with the Depression as background and a powerful performance by the great comedienne and actress, Claudette Colbert, as a chic “fallen” woman. I’ read more
https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest Torch singer,This 1933 Paramount film, is a sophisticated and greatly acted drama, with the Depression as background and a powerful performance by the great comedienne and actress, Claudette Colbert, as a chic “fallen” woman. I’ read more
Torch Singer(1933). Directed by Alexander Hall and George Somnes. Cast: Claudette Colbert, Ricardo Cortez and David Manners and Lyda Roberti. It was released on DVD (as part of a six disc set entitled "Pre-Code Hollywood Collection") on April 7, 2009.
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Usually, a baby being born is a joyous occasion. But not for Sally Trent. Sally’s boyfriend Mike (David Manners) has left for China, unaware he had a baby on the way, leaving Sally alone, broke, and with no other choice but to give birth in a charity hospital. She has a baby girl, also nam read more
Vozes do coração (1933) / Torch Singer (1933) Se há uma coisa boa – entre as MUITAS coisas boas – no cinema pre-Code é que vários bons filmes têm menos de 90 minutos. Tome como exemplo “Três... Ainda é Bom” (1932) que tem apenas 63 minutos ou “Serpentes read more
