Torch Song (1953) | |
| Director(s) | Charles Walters |
| Producer(s) | Henry Berman, Sidney Franklin, Charles Schnee |
| Top Genres | Drama, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Romance (Drama) |
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Torch Song (1953) was a Drama - Drama Film directed by Charles Walters and produced by Sidney Franklin, Charles Schnee and Henry Berman.
Academy Awards 1953 --- Ceremony Number 26 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actress | Marjorie Rambeau | Nominated |
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From the Archives: Torch Song (1953)
By The Metzinger Sisters on May 9, 2026 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversJoan Crawford always looked elegant, particularly so in MGM's Torch Song (1953) where she plays Broadway star Jenny Stewart. Sitting next to her is another elegant actor - Gig Young. I always considered him a secondary actor until I realized just how many films he made from the 1940s-1960s, often in... Read full article
Screen Capture Theatre: "Torch Song," or the Lone Arranger
By David on Jan 21, 2022 From The Man on the Flying TrapezeOK, I think we can all agree it's been a tough couple of weeks months years. But buck up! If there's one thing we understand here at Screen Capture Theatre, it's that nothing puts a positive spin on the world like a ... Joan Crawford musical?In this 1953 film, Joan Crawford plays Jenny Stewart ... .... Read full article
Musical Monday: Torch Song (1953)
on Aug 27, 2018 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Torch Song (1953) ? Musical ... Read full article
"Torch Song," or the Lone Arranger
By David on Nov 11, 2016 From The Man on the Flying TrapezeOK, I think we can all agree it's been a tough week. But buck up and ditch those silly thoughts of impending fascism! If there's one thing we understand here at Motion Pictures Told Through Still Pictures with Goofy Captions, it's that nothing puts a positive spin on the world like a ... Joan Crawfo... Read full article
"Torch Song," or the Lone Arranger
By David on Nov 11, 2016 From The Man on the Flying TrapezeOK, I think we can all agree it's been a tough week. But buck up and ditch those silly thoughts of impending fascism! If there's one thing we understand here at Motion Pictures Told Through Still Pictures with Goofy Captions, it's that nothing puts a positive spin on the world like a ... Joan Crawfo... Read full article
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Quotes from
[first lines]
Jenny Stewart: Hold the record.
[last lines]
Jenny Stewart: Believe me, Duchess has her limitations.
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Facts about
MGM's ad campaign erroneously boasted that this was moviegoers' first chance to see Joan Crawford in Technicolor. Actually, Crawford had appeared in a Technicolor sequence in same studio's Ice Follies of 1939, some 14 years earlier.
The music used for the opening dance sequence between Joan Crawford and Chuck Walters was recycled from the previous MGM film Royal Wedding. It was Fred Astaire's dance music for "You're All the World to Me" (i.e., the "dancing-on-the-walls-and-ceiling" sequence).
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