Ein Leben im Rausch
(1957)
Regisseur:
Michael CurtizSchauspieler:
Ann Blyth, Paul Newman, Richard Carlson, Gene Evans, Alan King, Cara Williams, Virginia Vincent, Edward Platt, Bess Flowers, Walter Woolf King, Juanita Moore, Herb Vigran, Dorothy Green, Warren Douglas, Iris Adrian, Rudy ValleeHelen Morgan ist schön, begabt und erfolgreich. Doch all das bedeutet ihr nichts, wenn sie nicht die große Liebe ihres Lebens bekommt: Alkoholschmuggler Larry Maddox, der sie so lange hinhält und immer wieder sitzen lässt, bis sie am Boden zerstört ist. In seinem fünften Film spielt Paul Newman die Rolle des aalglatten Gangsters mit unerschütterlichem Selbstbewusstsein. Und Ann Blyth, hier in ihrem letzten Kinofilm, verkörpert die unglückliche Sängerin (die zum Orginal-Ensemble des Musicals "Show Boat" gehörte), wobei Gogi Grant die Singstimme für die berühmten Morgan-Songs beisteuert.
The 1920's and 30's career of singer Helen Morgan is followed from her early days singing outdoors in a carnival, through her speak-easy and chorus-girl days, to her stardom on Broadway in Ziegfeld's "Show Boat". Her involvement with Larry Maddux, a gin-runner and con-man, and Russell Wade, a prominent, married New York lawyer, and her decline thanks to these failed romances and alcohol are punctuated by performances of many of the songs she made famous.
The 1920's and 30's career of singer Helen Morgan is followed from her early days singing outdoors in a carnival, through her speak-easy and chorus-girl days, to her stardom on Broadway in Ziegfeld's "Show Boat". Her involvement with Larry Maddux, a gin-runner and con-man, and Russell Wade, a prominent, married New York lawyer, and her decline thanks to these failed romances and alcohol are punctuated by performances of many of the songs she made famous.
