Interrupted Melody

"The greatest musical drama since "The Great Caruso.""

Jul 1 1955 Approved 1h 46m
Biography, Drama, Music

Interrupted Melody is the inspirational filmed biography of world-renowned Australian soprano Marjorie Lawrence. She’s a foremost Wagnerian, equal to the vocal and physical demands of the composer’s oeuvre. And she’s a beacon of triumph to anyone who fights back when personal tragedy strikes.

Plot

Marjorie Lawrence 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 wheelchair. 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 wheelchairs.

Written by

William Ludwig, Sonya Levien, Marjorie Lawrence

Directed by

Curtis Bernhardt

Cast

Glenn Ford, Eleanor Parker, Roger Moore

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total

Trailers
Interrupted Melody (Original Theatrical Trailer)
Scores
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Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
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