Interrupted Melody

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Interrupted Melody
Interrupted Melody.jpg
Original French poster
Directed by Curtis Bernhardt
Produced by Jack Cummings
Written by Marjorie Lawrence
Sonya Levien
William Ludwig
Starring Glenn Ford
Eleanor Parker
Roger Moore
Cecil Kellaway
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s) March 25, 1955 (1955-03-25)
Running time 106 mins
Country United States
Language English
Box office $1.8 million (US)[1]

Interrupted Melody is a 1955 biographical film which tells the story of Australian opera singer Marjorie Lawrence's struggle with polio. The film was made by MGM, directed by Curtis Bernhardt and produced by Jack Cummings from a screenplay by Marjorie Lawrence, Sonya Levien, and William Ludwig. The operatic sequences were staged by Vladimir Rosing. The film stars Glenn Ford, Eleanor Parker, Roger Moore and Cecil Kellaway. The singing voice of Lawrence was provided by Eileen Farrell.

Reception [edit]

According to MGM records the film made a profit of $101,000.[2]

It won the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Eleanor Parker) and Best Costume Design, Color for Helen Rose.


References [edit]

  1. ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1955', Variety Weekly, January 25, 1956
  2. ^ The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study .

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