Torch Singer
1933 · 71 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 838 VOTES · DIR. George Somnes, Alexander Hall
Overview
When she can't support her illegitimate child, an abandoned young woman puts her up for adoption and pursues a career as a torch singer. Years later, she searches for the child she gave up.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,075 lines
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00:02:00 $1.60, lady.
00:06:06 What would you like?
00:09:02 He's wonderful that way.
00:12:06 Then I wallop him!
00:15:25 It might soften you a bit!
00:19:38 You don't have to say it. I was terrible.
00:22:44 That'll be okay.
00:26:05 Yes? Where is Tony?
00:28:15 not to talk about Miss Benton.
00:30:52 "because maybe some of them have been bad
00:33:08 Mimi, dear, you were wonderful
00:35:41 What about it?
00:37:37 Your Aunt Jenny's going to tell you fairy tales.
00:40:30 and I can't find a trace of her.
00:43:23 I'm looking for a little girl named Sally.
00:46:35 Well, strange as it may seem to you
00:48:58 just the loveliest doll you ever saw.
00:52:35 could ever have loved that shabby little chorus girl.
00:54:40 So hard nothing will cut it but diamonds.
00:57:21 I owe you a week's salary, don't I?
00:59:54 They've found her. Where?
01:02:52 Yeah. Taxi.
01:06:00 That's all for tonight, boys and girls.
01:08:14 or what all this Aunt Jenny business is, but now that you are here
Cast & Characters
Claudette Colbert
Sally Trent, aka Mimi Benton
Ricardo Cortez
Tony Cummings
David Manners
Michael Gardner
Lyda Roberti
Dora Nichols
Baby LeRoy
Bobby, Dora's Baby at 1 Year
Charley Grapewin
Judson
Sam Godfrey
Harry, Radio Announcer
Florence Roberts
Mother Angelica
Virginia Hammond
Mrs. Judson
Mildred Washington
Carrie
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,075
Dialogue density15.1 lines / min
First line00:02:00
Final line01:08:14
Production Record
DirectorGeorge Somnes, Alexander Hall
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes838