Underplayed Gems

Madame Butterfly (1932)

Madame Butterfly poster
Directed by
Marion Gering
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young Japanese woman marries an American naval officer who leaves her, promising to return. She waits faithfully for years, raising their child alone, as he starts a new life in America.

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What happens

Madame Butterfly is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Marion Gering, based on David Belasco's play and the story by John Luther Long. It was adapted by Josephine Lovett and Joseph Moncure March. It stars Cary Grant and Sylvia Sidney. Music is credited to W. Franke Harling (although much of it is an adaptation of Giacomo Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly), cinematography by David Abel, art direction by Ward Ihnen. It premiered on December 30, 1932. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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