Acting
Helen Morgan
Born August 1, 1900 · Danville, Illinois, USA
Died October 9, 1941 · aged 41
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 Broadw…
Known For
American Pop · 1981American Pop
★ 6.91981
MovieAnimationMusic
The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musical abilities.
Show Boat · 1936Show Boat
★ 6.71936
MovieMusicRomance
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.
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 · 1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
★ 7.31934
Movie
Short film in which Frankie Darro as a Telegram delivery boy visits various Hollywood locations to make deliveries. He visits the Los Angeles Pier and a Gala Hollywood Premiere.
Go Into Your Dance · 1935Go Into Your Dance
★ 7.21935
MovieMusicDrama
An irresponsible Broadway star gets mixed up with gambling and gangsters.
Show Boat · 1929Show Boat
★ 6.81929
MovieDrama
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 book : *Julie in this version is a white woman, not a racially mixed one; therefore she and her husband are not unlawfully married. * Ravenal returns at the end, instead of dying as in the novel
Musical Comedy Tonight III · 1985Musical Comedy Tonight III
1985
MovieTV MovieMusic
Sylvia Fine hosts this musical show featuring some great American singing and dancing stars, featuring music by Gershwin, Rodgers & Hart, Berlin and Kern.
Marie Galante · 1934Marie Galante
★ 4.91934
MovieThrillerDrama
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 leaves Marie high and dry in the Yucatan, she takes work as a nightclub singer to earn her safe passage to the Canal region. But Marie faces bigger problems when she gets mixed up in a destructive plot against the U.S. Naval fleet, and so she accepts the kindly assistance of secret agent Dr. Crawbett.
Applause · 1929Applause
★ 6.21929
MovieMusicDrama
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 daughter April from following in mom's footsteps.




