The Helen Morgan Story (Why was I born?)

The Helen Morgan Story (Why was I born?) (1957)

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Ann Blyth plays famed "torch singer" Helen Morgan, from her humble beginnings as a carnival dancer to the height of her nightclub fame in the 1920s. Helen spends most of her spare time anguishing over the on-and-off affections of her boorish boyfriend (Paul Newman), who had discovered Helen during… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 58 min.
Directed By
Michael Curtiz
Genres
Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics
In Theaters
Oct 5, 1957 Wide
On DVD
Feb 17, 2009

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Paul Newman is good as the gangster, but Ann Blyth is miscast in this rise and fall biopic of the famous singer.

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