Who is Helen Leonard/Lillian Russell in Lillian Russell?

Alice Faye plays Helen Leonard/Lillian Russell in the film.

What is Lillian Russell about?

After the Civil War, small-town girl Helen Leonard (Alice Faye) and her family move from Iowa to New York City. Leonard aspires to be an opera singer, but her dreams alter when an ambitious music hall producer thinks she'd do better with him. She changes her name to Lillian Russell and breaks out as a huge star of music theater. Despite success, Russell craves love, and becomes the object of desire of several men, including a reporter (Henry Fonda) and a sensitive musician (Don Ameche) .

Lillian Russell

Name: Lillian Russell
Genre: Music/Performing Arts
Released: 1940-05-24
Rating: 33

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Who directed Lillian Russell?: Irving Cummings

Who is Helen Leonard/Lillian Russell in Lillian Russell?: Alice Faye plays Helen Leonard/Lillian Russell in the film.

What is Lillian Russell about?: After the Civil War, small-town girl Helen Leonard (Alice Faye) and her family move from Iowa to New York City. Leonard aspires to be an opera singer, but her dreams alter when an ambitious music hall producer thinks she'd do better with him. She changes her name to Lillian Russell and breaks out as a huge star of music theater. Despite success, Russell craves love, and becomes the object of desire of several men, including a reporter (Henry Fonda) and a sensitive musician (Don Ameche) .