Helen Morgan

Helen Morgan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Helen Morgan (August 2, 1900 – October 9, 1941) was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage. A quintessential torch singer, she made a big splash in the Chicago club scene in the 1920s. She starred as Julie LaVerne in the original Broadway production of Hammerstein and Kern's musical Show Boat in 1927, as well as in the 1932 Broadway revival of the musical, and appeared in two film adaptations, a part-talkie made in 1929 (prologue only) and a full-sound version made in 1936, becoming firmly associated with the role. She suffered from bouts of alcoholism, and despite her notable success in the title role of another Hammerstein and Kern's Broadway musical, Sweet Adeline (1929), her stage career was relatively short. Helen Morgan died of cirrhosis of the liver at the age of 41. She was portrayed by Polly Bergen in the Playhouse 90 drama The Helen Morgan Story and by Ann Blyth in the 1957 biopic based on the television drama. Morgan appeared in at least 15 films including Show Boat 1929, Applause 1929, Marie Galante 1934 and Show Boat 1936.

  • Title : Helen Morgan
  • Popularity : 1.184
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1900-08-01
  • Place of Birth : Danville, Illinois, USA
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  • Also Known As : Helen Riggin, Helen Riggins
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Helen Morgan Movies

  • 1936
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    Show Boat

    Show Boat

    6.756 1936 HD

    Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.

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  • 1923
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    Six Cylinder Love

    Six Cylinder Love

    1 1923 HD

    After buying a car, Richard Burton finds that his wife and daughter have become unreasonably extravagant, and is surrounded by sponging friends.

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  • 1930
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    Roadhouse Nights

    Roadhouse Nights

    4.5 1930 HD

    Based on the Hammett novel, this ultra-rare film—is nominally taken from the author's classic gang-war novel Red Harvest, which proved too...

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  • 1929
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    Applause

    Applause

    6.136 1929 HD

    This early example of the "backstage" musical genre tells the story of Kitty Darling, a fading burlesque star who tries to save her convent-educated...

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  • 1981
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    American Pop

    American Pop

    6.837 1981 HD

    The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing...

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  • 1929
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    Glorifying the American Girl

    Glorifying the American Girl

    5.5 1929 HD

    A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the...

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  • 1934
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    Marie Galante

    Marie Galante

    4.8 1934 HD

    On the French coast, unlucky Marie Galante is abducted and forced to board an American cargo ship bound for the Panama Canal. When an escape attempt...

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  • 1935
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    Sweet Music

    Sweet Music

    5.7 1935 HD

    A midwest band leader and his lead singer share a love-hate relationship as they try for success in New York.

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  • 1935
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    Go Into Your Dance

    Go Into Your Dance

    7 1935 HD

    An irresponsible Broadway star gets mixed up with gambling and gangsters.

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  • 1934
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    You Belong to Me

    You Belong to Me

    7 1934 HD

    When vaudeville performer Florette Faxon is left penniless with her six-year-old son Jimmy, she relies on the friendship of fellow performer Bud...

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  • 1929
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    Show Boat

    Show Boat

    5 1929 HD

    This film sticks very closely to the Edna Ferber novel, rather than the musical based on the novel. There are only two major changes from Ferber's...

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  • 1936
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    Frankie and Johnnie

    Frankie and Johnnie

    5 1936 HD

    The story of a woman, Frankie, and the man who has done her wrong, Johnnie.

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  • 1931
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    The Gigolo Racket

    The Gigolo Racket

    1 1931 HD

    As a publicity stunt, a musical comedy star announces her engagement to a young man she believes is a gigolo, with whom she eventually falls in love.

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  • 1934
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    Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

    Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

    6 1934 HD

    Short film in which Frankie Darro as a Telegram delivery boy visits various Hollywood locations to make deliveries. He visits the Los Angeles Pier...

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  • 1985
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    Musical Comedy Tonight III

    Musical Comedy Tonight III

    1 1985 HD

    Sylvia Fine hosts this musical show featuring some great American singing and dancing stars, featuring music by Gershwin, Rodgers & Hart, Berlin and...

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