The Broken Melody (1929 film)
| The Broken Melody | |
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| Directed by | Fred Paul |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bernard Knowles |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | October 1929 |
Running time | 6,414 feet[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) English Intertitles |
The Broken Melody is a sound 1929 British romance film directed by Fred Paul and starring Georges Galli, Andrée Sacré and Enid Stamp-Taylor. While the film has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score, singing and sound effects on the soundtrack. The film was shot at Cricklewood Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was based on a play by Herbert Keith and James Leader. An exiled Prince living in Paris, begins a daliance with an opera singer before returning to his wife.[2]
Cast[edit]
- Georges Galli as Prince Paul
- Andrée Sacré as Bianca
- Enid Stamp-Taylor as Gloria
- Cecil Humphreys as Gen. Delange
- Mary Brough as Marthe
- Albert Brouett as Jacques
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Low p.342
- ^ British Film Institute. "The Broken Melody | BFI | British Film Institute". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
Bibliography[edit]
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
External links[edit]
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Categories:
- 1929 films
- 1929 romance films
- British romance films
- Films directed by Fred Paul
- British silent feature films
- British films based on plays
- Films set in Paris
- Films shot at Cricklewood Studios
- British black-and-white films
- 1920s English-language films
- 1920s British films
- 1920s British film stubs
- 1920s romance film stubs