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Broken Lullaby (1932)

Honor Thy Father...And Thy Mother BUT HOW ABOUT OUR ENEMY'S PARENTS? How About His Sweetheart, the Girl We Love?

Genre : Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 16M

Director : Ernst Lubitsch
Writer : Samson Raphaelson, Ernest Vajda

Synopsis

A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript, each having attended the same musical conservatory in France. The fact that the incident occurred in war does not assuage his guilt. He travels to Germany to meet the man's family.

Actors

Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Dr. H. Holderlin
Phillips Holmes
Phillips Holmes
Paul Renard
Nancy Carroll
Nancy Carroll
Fraulein Elsa
Louise Carter
Louise Carter
Frau Holderlin
Lucien Littlefield
Lucien Littlefield
Herr Walter Schultz
Tom Douglas
Tom Douglas
Walter Holderlin
Zasu Pitts
Zasu Pitts
Anna, Holderlin's Maid
Frank Sheridan
Frank Sheridan
Priest
George Bickel
George Bickel
Herr Bresslauer, Dress Shop Owner
Emma Dunn
Emma Dunn
Frau Miller
Reginald Pasch
Reginald Pasch
Fritz's Father
Rodney McLennan
Rodney McLennan
War Veteran
George Irving
George Irving
Townsman (uncredited)
Marjorie Main
Marjorie Main
Frau Schmidt - Townswoman (uncredited)
Tully Marshall
Tully Marshall
Gravedigger (uncredited)

Crews

Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch
Director
Maurice Rostand
Maurice Rostand
Theatre Play
Reginald Berkeley
Reginald Berkeley
Adaptation
Samson Raphaelson
Samson Raphaelson
Screenplay
Ernest Vajda
Ernest Vajda
Screenplay
Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch
Producer
W. Franke Harling
W. Franke Harling
Original Music Composer
Victor Milner
Victor Milner
Director of Photography
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Harry Lindgren
Harry Lindgren
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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