TORCH SINGER(1933)
The picture is surprisingly clean and even has closed captions!!
Also, this is quite short at just over an hour long!!
This was made before the code came into play and as such took
several liberties, such as having a baby out of wedlock!!
In this tale a woman has a baby but the father has taken off for
Europe! This leaves her in a huge mess, a child, no job and no way
to support her or herself! She turns to singing(which I think is
horrible!) in less than reputible places! One thing leads to another
and, well, watch the movie! It actually is pretty good! B+
From IMDb.com:
It's fun to see Colbert warbling the blues (several times) and
kiddies lullabies in this well made and directed soap. Unwed and
unable to manage she gives up her baby and becomes a disreputable
torch singer and the hottest attraction around. Colbert goes from
forlorn unwed mother to Mae-Westian blues singer in a captivating
role. "Realization" puts her "back on track" to find her daughter.
All this in 72 minutes! Good support from Lyda Roberti, Ricardo
Cortez and David Manners. It's a shame this isn't available on
video.(ME: IT IS) - sobaok