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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
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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.
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magazine (May 20–27, 1933). It was released on DVD (as part of a six disc set entitled "Pre-Code Hollywood Collection") on April 7, 2009, and by itself on August 5, 2014.
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Mimi Benton: "Well, I'll tell you what happened to her. While you were touring China, she went through hell. It's a nice place, you must go there someday."
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Mimi Benton: "Sure I am, just like glass. So hard, nothing'll cut it but diamonds. Come around some day with a fistful. Maybe we can get together."
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Mimi Benton: "Don't ever let any man make a sucker out of you. Make him know what you're worth. Anything they get for nothing is always cheap."
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Michael Gardner: "You've changed all right! You're selfish, hard."
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This article is about the film. For the song style, see
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Loving The Classics (a division of Jarrett Enterprises)
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Torch song

Alexander Hall
George Somnes
Lenore J. Coffee
Grace Perkins
Albert Lewis
Claudette Colbert
Ricardo Cortez
David Manners
Lyda Roberti
Karl Struss
Eda Warren
Paramount Pictures
pre-Code
Paramount Pictures
Alexander Hall
George Somnes
Claudette Colbert
Ricardo Cortez
David Manners
Lyda Roberti
Lenore J. Coffee
Liberty
Claudette Colbert
Ricardo Cortez
David Manners
Lyda Roberti
Baby LeRoy
Charley Grapewin

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