after joan finish mildred pierce and she enter her absurd period . enhance that and she become severe and and with torch song she have add just plain scary to her film presence . i do not know whether to laugh or cry when i watch torch song . joan close ups look like some kind of art deco over colorized presentation that be guarantee to make the viewer wonder if this be intend a a joke or a a surreal escape . check out the eyebrow that look like they belong on queen kong and the fruit like color of her hair and the blood red lip and and in fact the she devil enhanced shape of her lips themselves . so many embarrassingly obvious way to get her leg in the picture . nauseatingly odd a she try to portray marjorie rambeau daughter they look more like a couple of old hag sister who belong in a smoky cocktail bar and not do girl talk in mom apartment . and furthermore and joan be not pretty and she be always an overly make up actress full of spite and nastiness and and intolerance for human frailty . i do not really think this film be a portrayal of character jenny stewart as much a it be a realistic view of joan crawford .