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I've Got to Sing a Torch Song (1933)

1933-09-23 · 7m · EN
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Blackout gags and music, including the title song originated in the movie musical Gold Diggers of 1933. Hollywood figures caricatured include Tallulah Bankhead, Joan Blondell, James Cagney, Bing Crosby, Guy Kibbee, Zasu Pitts, Mae West, Bert Wheeler and Bob Woolsey, Ed Wynn, George Bernard Shaw, Mussolini, Ben Bernie, The Boswell Sisters and Greta Garbo, who does the "Dat's all, folks!".

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Tom PalmerDirector

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Zasu PittsZasu PittsSara BernerSara BernerGreta Garbo / Zasu Pitts / Mae West (voice) (uncredited)

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PoliceRadio1930sCannibalWhaleShanghai, chinaRadio broadcastShort filmCaricatureCelebrity caricatureExcercise

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Genre affinityComedy · Family · AnimationTheme affinityPolice · Radio · 1930sVisual styleAnimationDialogue densityComedyPacingShortEmotional intensityFamily

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What is I've Got to Sing a Torch Song about?

Blackout gags and music, including the title song originated in the movie musical Gold Diggers of 1933. Hollywood figures caricatured include Tallulah Bankhead, Joan Blondell, James Cagney, Bing Crosby, Guy Kibbee, Zasu Pitts, Mae West, Bert Wheeler and Bob Woolsey, Ed Wynn, George Bernard Shaw, Mussolini, Ben Bernie, The Boswell Sisters and Greta Garbo, who does the "Dat's all, folks!".

How long is I've Got to Sing a Torch Song?

I've Got to Sing a Torch Song has a runtime of 7 minutes.