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Torch singer, Paramount Productions, Inc. ; screenplay by Lenore Coffee and Lynn Starling ; directed by Alexander Hall, George Somnes

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Torch singer, Paramount Productions, Inc. ; screenplay by Lenore Coffee and Lynn Starling ; directed by Alexander Hall, George Somnes
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Torch singer
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
862784337
Responsibility statement
Paramount Productions, Inc. ; screenplay by Lenore Coffee and Lynn Starling ; directed by Alexander Hall, George Somnes
Runtime
72
Series statement
Universal vault series
Summary
Sally Trent has an illegitimate child, but cannot support her so she gives the baby up for adoption. Michael Gardner is the father who leaves for China not knowing about the baby. Sally assumes he has abandoned her for life. She gets a job as a torch singer and changes her name to Mimi Benton. She becomes notorious for her drinking and philadering. Then, Mimi fills in on a children's radio program singing and telling bedtime stories. She uses the airtime to find her daughter and leaves her partying days behind and reunites with Michael
Technique
live action
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