Lillian Russell

US (1940): Musical/Biography

Life story of the musical star (Alice Faye) from her discovery in 1890 by bandleader Tony Pastor (Leo Carillo) till her retirement in 1912 when she married newspaperman Alexander Moore (Henry Fonda). Irving Cummings directs this bland Fox biopix that also features Don Ameche, Edward Arnold, Warren William and Nigel Bruce. (IMDb)

 View a clip of Alice Faye performing "After the Ball" in this film on YouTube.com.