Interrupted Melody (1955)

The film chronicles Australian-born opera star Marjorie Lawrence's success, her battle with polio, and her eventual career comeback.

Director:

Curtis Bernhardt

Writers:

William Ludwig, Sonya Levien,

Stars:

Glenn Ford, Eleanor Parker, Roger Moore

Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Glenn Ford	...	Dr. Thomas King
Eleanor Parker	...	Marjorie Lawrence
Roger Moore	...	Cyril Lawrence
Cecil Kellaway	...	Bill Lawrence
Peter Leeds	...	Dr. Ed Ryson
Evelyn Ellis	...	Clara
Walter Baldwin	...	Jim Owens
Ann Codee	...	Mme. Gilly
Leopold Sachse	...	Himself
Stephen Bekassy	...	Comte Claude des Vignaux

Storyline

Marjorie Lawrence (Eleanor Parker) crowds her life with excitement and achievement from the day she leaves her Australian home and goes to Paris to study voice. After a triumphal debut at the Paris Opera she becomes famous overnight, and her debut at the Met in New York establishes her as one of the great singers of her time. With all her dreams come true, tragedy strikes in the form of infantile paralysis and she faces a life of confinement to a wheel chair. Although she reaches the depths of despair, she manages through the love and devotion of her husband, Dr. Tom King (Glenn Ford), she begins to build a new career by singing to servicemen who, like herself, are confined to wheel chairs.

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Plot Keywords:

opera | singer | polio | career | monte carlo | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 July 1955 (USA)

Also Known As:

Melodia Interrompida

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Eastman Color)

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The vocal student of Mme Gilly who can't seem to hit the right note, which Marjorie Lawrence can, is Eileen Farrell, who dubbed Eleanor Parker's singing voice in the movie's arias.

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Goofs

When Marjorie 'Margie' Lawrence takes a same-day return trip by steam train from her merino sheep farm at Winchelsea to Geelong, she does so on Anzac Day. At 4 minutes 12 seconds, the sign says "Friday April 25". The first Anzac Day was on 25th April 1916. Friday 25th April 1924 is the only possible Friday Anzac Day.

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Quotes

Marjorie Lawrence: After her brother reprimands her for dating the doctor instead of the Count: "The trouble with you, Cyril is that my success is going to your head."

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Connections

Featured in 1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955)

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Soundtracks

"Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree"
(1942) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Sam H. Stept, Lew Brown and Charles Tobias
Sung by Eleanor Parker (dubbed by Eileen Farrell)

User Reviews

Bigger than life experience

I was fortunate enough to be chosen as the stunt double for Eleanor Parker in this extraordinary film. I was in awe of her performance and cannot say how much I enjoyed working with her for several of her films. I thought the script was marvelous and did win an award I believe. Eleanor Parker is the true lady she portrayed in this once in a lifetime film. I never tire of seeing it - over and over again.