Broken melody

Movie
German title	Broken melody
Original title	Interrupted Melody
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1955
length	106 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Curtis Bernhardt
script	William Ludwig
production	Jack Cummings
music	Adolph German
camera	Joseph Ruttenberg
cut	John D. Dunning
occupation
	Glenn Ford : Dr. Thomas King; Eleanor Parker : Marjorie Lawrence; Roger Moore : Cyril Lawrence; Cecil Kellaway : Bill Lawrence; Peter Leeds : Dr. Ed Ryson; Evelyn Ellis : Clara; Walter Baldwin : Jim Owens; Ann Codee : Mme. Gilly; Leopold Sachse : As himself; Stephen Bekassy : Comte Claude des Vignaux; Bess Flowers : party guest; Doris Lloyd : Volunteer; Stuart Whitman : Man on the Beach;

Interrupted Melody (Original title: Interrupted Melody ) is a biographical film from 1955 about the struggle of the Australian opera singer Marjorie Lawrence with polio . It was directed by Curtis Bernhardt , with Glenn Ford , Eleanor Parker and Roger Moore in the lead roles .

action

Australian Marjorie Lawrence's dream is to become a great opera singer. To make this dream come true, she goes to Paris and studies singing. There she was discovered after a grandiose performance and rose to a world star at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City . But she soon developed severe polio and had to sit in a wheelchair from then on. But with the encouragement she received from her husband and relatives, she did not lose hope and began a second career.

background

The film is based on the 1949 autobiography Interrupted Melody by Marjorie Lawrence . When the filming was under discussion, she announced to the press that she wanted to take over the vocal part, but instead Eileen Farrell was hired for the vocal scenes. Lawrence later criticized the film as "untrue" to her life.

The film grossed approximately $ 1.8 million at the US box office.

music

Eileen Farrell voiced Eleanor Parker in the singing scenes. The soundtrack was released on September 20, 1955 and contains the following pieces:

01st waltz of the musette (from La Bohème )

02. Habanera (from Carmen )

03. Finale Act 1 (from Il trovatore )

04. One Fine Day (from Madama Butterfly )

05. Seguidilla (from Carmen )

06. Inmolation Scene (from Götterdämmerung )

07. My Heart At the Sweet Voice (from Samson et Dalila )

08.Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz )

09. Voi Che Sapete (from The Marriage of Figaro )

10. Medley: Anchors Aweigh

11. Excerpts from Tristan and Isolde

criticism

"Emotional, sometimes overly sentimental conversation, especially interesting because of the excellent vocal interludes."

- Lexicon of international film .

"Not since Columbia's One Night of Love made its appearance on screen, about 20 years ago, has there been such a completely satisfying mixture of great opera with a tender love story in the film, as in the MGM production Interrupted Melody."

- Daily News .