Break of Hearts (1935)

Director:

Philip Moeller

Writers:

Lester Cohen (story)
Victor Heerman (writer)

Release Date:

31 May 1935 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Franz Roberti is a famous orchestra conductor who has a number of girlfriends. While talking with his old music teacher...

Plot Keywords:

Orchestra | Composer | Orchestra Conductor | Music Teacher | Music Publisher

Cast

Katharine Hepburn	...	Constance Dane Roberti
Charles Boyer	...	Franz Roberti
John Beal	...	Johnny Lawrence
Jean Hersholt	...	Professor Thalma
Sam Hardy	...	Marx
Inez Courtney	...	Miss Wilson
Helene Millard	...	Sylvia DeWitt
Ferdinand Gottschalk	...	Enrico Pazzini
Susan Fleming	...	Elise
Lee Kohlmar	...	Schubert
Jean Howard	...	Didi Smith-Lennox
Anne Grey	...	Lady Phyllis Cameron

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #801) | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Wilshire Ebell Theater - 4401 W. 8th Street, Midtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Trivia:

After completing one scene in the role of Franz Roberti, Francis Lederer refused to shoot a particular set-up, complaining it showed his "bad" side. Katharine Hepburn and assistant director Edward Killy complained to studio head J.P. MacDonald, who fired Lederer and replaced him with Charles Boyer.

Soundtrack:

Symphony No. 1 in C Minor,

Not as bad as they say

I honestly went into this movie thinking it would be god awful like the critics said. I guess I'm prejudice when it comes to Katharine Hepburn.

You might say that the way Waterloo Bridge photographed Vivien Leigh is similar to how Hepburn is photographed in Break of Hearts.

Her face and her eyes are aglow in nearly every scene. I don't think she was over acting at all like some have said.

Boyer does a decent job as the famous composer Franz Roberti.

It really isn't a variation of "A Star is Born" like one reviewer has said.

Sure the plot's basically mush, but I still enjoyed seeing Hepburn at the height of her youth.

It's a good film for Hepburn fans at least.