Interrupted Melody

Interrupted Melody

106 mins | Drama, Music | May 5, 1955

Interrupted Melody is the inspirational filmed biography of world-renowned Australian soprano Marjorie Lawrence. She’s a foremost Wagnerian, equal to the vocal and physical demands of the composer’s oeuvre. And she’s a beacon of triumph to anyone who fights back when personal tragedy strikes.

Interrupted Melody

106 mins | Drama, Music | May 5, 1955

Interrupted Melody
Interrupted Melody is the inspirational filmed biography of world-renowned Australian soprano Marjorie Lawrence. She’s a foremost Wagnerian, equal to the vocal and physical demands of the composer’s oeuvre. And she’s a beacon of triumph to anyone who fights back when personal tragedy strikes.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Interrupted Melody
Directors Ridgeway Callow, Curtis Bernhardt
Writers Marjorie Lawrence, William Ludwig, Sonya Levien

Cast

Glenn Ford

as Dr. Thomas King

Eleanor Parker

as Marjorie Lawrence

Roger Moore

as Cyril Lawrence

Cecil Kellaway

as Bill Lawrence

Peter Leeds

as Dr. Ed Ryson

Evelyn Ellis

as Clara

Walter Baldwin

as Jim Owens

Ann Codee

as Mme. Gilly

Leopold Sachse

as Leopold Sachse

Eileen Farrell

as Student at Mme. Gilly's / Voice of Marjorie Lawrence (voice)

Bess Flowers

as Party Guest (uncredited)

William Olvis

as Don José in 'Carmen'

Marcella Reale

as Musetta in 'La bohème'

Gilbert Russell

as Manrico in 'Il trovatore'

Rudolph Petrak

as Tenor

Gene Roth

as King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (non-singing scene)

Tudor Williams

as King Marke in 'Tristan und Isolde' (singing scene)

Armando Tokatian

as Rodolfo in 'La bohème'

Edwin Dunning

as Marcello in 'La bohème'

Jeanne Determann

as Soprano in 'Tristan und Isolde'

Jean Bonacorsi

as Contralto in 'Tristan und Isolde'

Joseph Gaudio

as Samson in 'Samson et Dalila'

Charles Gonzales

as Alcindoro in 'La bohème'

Stephen Bekassy

as Comte Claude des Vignaux

Doris Merrick

as Nurse (uncredited)