Interrupted Melody

1955
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1h 46m

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6.7/10

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

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

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

1.2K

YOUR RATING

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Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

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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

Leopold Sachse

Stephen Bekassy

Comte Claude des Vignaux

Phyllis Altivo

Louise
(uncredited)

Benjie Bancroft

Doctor
(uncredited)

Francis Barnes

Singer
(uncredited)

Louise Bates

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Mary Bayless

Backstage Well-Wisher
(uncredited)

George Blagoi

Audience Member
(uncredited)

Heinz Blankenburg

Baritone
(uncredited)

Lulu Mae Bohrman

Backstage Well-Wisher
(uncredited)

Director
- Curtis Bernhardt
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Trivia
Eleanor Parker can read music, and has perfect pitch as a singer. She decided to study the scores of the opera songs used in this movie on her own. She rented a cabin in Lake Arrowhead, California, and played the records while singing along, until she had the breathing and phrasing memorized. Then when filming the scenes, instead of lip-synching to the tracks recorded by Eileen Farrell for the movie, she sang full voice (but an octave lower). She is proud of the fact that they never had to do a re-take, in order to "match" the tapes. She nailed it on the first take every time.

Goofs
After Marjorie sings "Annie Laurie" and she wheels herself into the kitchen and she suggests a concert tour, right as she and Dr. King are embracing .

Quotes
Marjorie Lawrence: [drinking champagne] Tonight I love the whole world and I want them to know it.
Dr. Thomas King: And tomorrow you'll have a monumental hangover.
Marjorie Lawrence: That's the advantage of going out with doctors.

Connections
Featured in 1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955)

Soundtracks
Don Carlos
(1867) (uncredited)
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by François Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle
Aria "O don fatale" Performed by Eleanor Parker (dubbed by Eileen Farrell) with piano accompaniment

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9/10

Parker and Ford were never better

The film does a fine job with the crippling illness of Lawrence and her comeback onstage, but most notable are the performances by the stars. Glenn Ford and Eleanor Parker were never better. Just superb. The scene where she tried to commit suicide and Ford stopped her, broke down, and asked God for help is magnificent and a must-see. Ford and Parker should be well-remembered as excellent actors.