Directed by:
Alexander HallCinematography:
Karl StrussComposer:
Ralph RaingerCast:
Claudette Colbert, Ricardo Cortez, David Manners, Lyda Roberti, Baby LeRoy, Charley Grapewin, Florence Roberts, Cora Sue Collins, Helen Jerome Eddy (more)Plots(1)
Sally Trent has an illegitimate child, but cannot support her and gives the baby up for adoption. The father, Michael Gardner, leaves for China not knowing about the baby, and she assumes he has abandoned her for life. She gets a job as a torch singer, changes her name to Mimi Benton, and becomes notorious for her drinking and philandering. Mimi fills in on a children's radio program as the character "Aunt Jenny," singing and telling bedtime stories, and eventually uses the airtime to find her long lost daughter, part with her wild lifestyle, and reunite with Michael. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Claudette Colbert
France
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Ricardo Cortez
USA
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David Manners
Canada
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Lyda Roberti
Russian Empire
Baby LeRoy
USA
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Charley Grapewin
USA
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Florence Roberts
USA
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Cora Sue Collins
USA
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Helen Jerome Eddy
USA
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Albert Conti
Austria-Hungary
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Ethel Griffies
UK
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Dennis O'Keefe
USA
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Kathleen Burke
USA
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Lester Dorr
USA
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William B. Davidson
USA
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James Burke
USA
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Harry Semels
USA
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Edward LeSaint
USA
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Florence Wix
UK
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
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Margaret Mann
UK
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