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The Broken Melody (1934 film)

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'The Broken Melody' is a 1934 British musical drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring John Garrick, Margot Grahame, Merle Oberon and Austin Trevor.

The film was made at Twickenham Studios.Wood p.77 The film's sets were designed by the studio's resident art director James A. Carter.

Plot



A composer kills his wife's lover and, having escaped from the prison on Devil's Island, returns to France and writes an opera about the experience.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090116223509/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/27854 BFI.org]

Cast



* John Garrick as Paul Verlaine

* Margot Grahame as Simone St. Cloud

* Merle Oberon as Germaine Brissard

* Austin Trevor as Pierre Falaise

* Charles Carson as Colonel Dubonnet

* Harry Terry as Henri

* Andreas Malandrinos as M. Brissard

* Toni Edgar-Bruce as Vera

* Conway Dixon as Colonel's Friend

* Stella Rho as Lisette as Simone's Maid

* Kynaston Reeves as Colonel Fitzroy

References





Bibliography



* Low, Rachael. 'Filmmaking in 1930s Britain'. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.

* Wood, Linda. 'British Films, 1927-1939'. British Film Institute, 1986.


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