
The Helen Morgan Story
1957, Biography, 1h 58m
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Helen Morgan (Ann Blyth) is a singer and dancer working at a carnival. Larry Maddux (Paul Newman), a bootlegger, recognizes her talent and agrees to promote her, and the two begin a tumultuous romantic relationship. Through his conniving ways, Larry propels Helen to stardom. She lands a starring role in a hit Broadway musical, "Showboat," and later maintains a residency at her own nightclub. But, when she realizes Larry is only with her for her money, Helen succumbs to alcoholism.
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Ann Blyth
Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan
Paul Newman
Larry Maddux
Larry Maddux
Richard Carlson
Russell Wade
Russell Wade
Gene Evans
Whitey Krause
Whitey Krause
Alan King
Benny Weaver
Benny Weaver
Cara Williams
Dolly Evans
Dolly Evans
Critic Reviews for The Helen Morgan Story
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Paul Newman is good as the gangster, but Ann Blyth is miscast in this rise and fall biopic of the famous singer.
June 25, 2011 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for The Helen Morgan Story
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Feb 21, 2016The biopic of a woman who, despite her connections with the wrong men and the tumult of the roaring twenties, rises to showbiz prominence. I don't know anything about the real Helen Morgan, so the comparisons between the film and actual events are lost on me. If there are inaccuracies, they should've elected to make the story more interesting. As it is, the rise to fame is rather basic, and the film's chronicle of Morgan's rise is uneven. As a film, the story is interrupted by musical numbers that only occasionally reflect the action that we're supposed to be most concerned with. Also, Ann Blyth and Paul Newman have almost no chemistry, which is odd considering the fact that Newman made a career out of leveraging his irresistible charm. When Newman's character says that he's "stuck on her" and when Morgan sings love songs in his general direction, I can't understand why or what motivated their romance. Overall, if you like the music of the roaring twenties, those beginnings of jazz, then you'll love the soundtrack, but try to ignore the attempts at a story interrupting the songs.Jim H Super Reviewer
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Apr 28, 2011Mostly fictional biographical hogwash of hard luck dame Morgan. Ann Blyth was the wrong actress for the title role, many were considered she was probably the least suitable, so the film starts off with a major flaw from the get go. Another shortcoming is that although Blyth was a singer whose voice was relatively close to the real Helen Morgan's she is dubbed by Gogi Grant, also a fine singer but completely different from Morgan in sound and technique. If they were going to dub her why not use Helen Morgan's voice? The real Morgan story is a compelling one so this comes off as a wasted oppurtunity.jay n Super Reviewer
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