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The Broken Melody (1934 film)

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1934 British film by Bernard Vorhaus

The Broken Melody
Directed byBernard Vorhaus
Written by
Produced byJulius Hagen
Starring
Cinematography
Music byW.L. Trytel
Production
company
Julius Hagen Productions
Distributed byAssociated Producers & Distributors
Release date
  • 15 May 1934 (1934-05-15)
Running time84 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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. 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.

Cast

References

  1. Wood p.77
  2. BFI.org

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

Films directed by Bernard Vorhaus


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