The Singing Kid

The Singing Kid

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1936 · 85 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Music

Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While recuperating in the country, he falls in love with farm girl Ruth Haines, the pretty aunt of precocious little Sybil Haines.

Directed by William Keighley · Written by Pat C. Flick

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