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The Helen Morgan Story

1957 · 118 min

A lush, sorrowful rise-and-fall showbiz melodrama, all torch songs and slow ruin, watching a gifted woman slip away from herself.

Tagline
Her songs. Her sins.
Overview
Torch singer Helen Morgan rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune only to lose it all to alcohol and poor personal choices.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • ambition
  • love
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, music, romance
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Written by
Oscar Saul, Nelson Gidding, Stephen Longstreet, Dean Riesner
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
118 min
Country
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Languages
English, Spanish

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