The Helen Morgan Story (1957)

Release Date: 1957-05-16
Runtime: 1h 30min
Director: George Roy Hill

Broadway legend Helen Morgan 's life as told by her mother, from her early start in second rate speakeasies to star of top rated shows and owning her own club. Also seen is her poor choices, such as her affair with a married man, her short marriage to a much younger man, a court fight over an adopted baby and her fatal descent into booze addiction.