The Broken Melody
Genres
Overview
A composer goes to Devil's Island for killing his wife's lover, then writes an opera about it.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
80 min
Release Date
1934-05-15
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
7
John Garrick
Paul Verlaine
Margot Grahame
Simone St. Cloud
Merle Oberon
Germaine Brissard
Austin Trevor
Pierre Falaise
Charles Carson
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Conway Dixon
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Harry Terry
Henri
Andreas Malandrinos
Brissard
Toni Edgar-Bruce
Vera
Stella Rho
Lisette
Kynaston Reeves
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