The Broken Melody

1934

1h 24m

Musical

Romance

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A composer (John Garrick) goes to Devil's Island for killing his wife's lover, then writes an opera about it.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

This odd, silly melodrama starts out like a maudlin musical but takes a few surprising turns and winds up an off-kilter, Pre-Code classic.

Oct 12, 2006

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David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

It manages to cram an awful lot into its compact 80 minutes, but this becomes its weakness.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 3, 2006

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Bernard Vorhaus

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John Garrick

Paul Verlaine

Merle Oberon

Germaine Brissard

Margot Grahame

Simone St. Cloud

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Synopsis

A composer (John Garrick) goes to Devil's Island for killing his wife's lover, then writes an opera about it.

Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Production Co: Julius Hagen Productions
Genre: Musical, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 18, 2017
Runtime: 1h 24m

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