Madame Butterfly (1932)
Pinkerton marries Cho-Cho San in Japan, whilst on shore leave. When he leaves, she keeps his Japanese home as he left it. He returns three years later, having married again in America, and tells Cho-Cho that their affair is over. She has had a child in his absence, who is sent to her family, before she kills herself.
Director:
Marion Gering
Writers:
Joseph Moncure March, Josephine Lovett.
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Sylvia Sidney as Cho-cho San |
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Cary Grant as Lieutenant Pinkerton |
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Charles Ruggles as Lieutenant Barton |
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Irving Pichel as Yamadori |
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Helen Jerome Eddy as Cho-cho San's Mother |
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Edmund Breese as Cho-cho San's Grandfather |
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Louise Carter as Suzuki |
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Sándor Kállay as Goro |
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Judith Vosselli as Madame Goro |
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Sheila Terry as Adelaide |
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Dorothy Libaire as Peach Blossom |
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Berton Churchill as Mr. Sharpless |
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Philip Horomato as Trouble |
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Charita as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Marion Gering | Director |
| Writing | David Belasco | Theatre Play |
| Editing | Jane Loring | Editor |
| Camera | David Abel | Director of Photography |
| Production | B.P. Schulberg | Producer |
| Sound | W. Franke Harling | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Joseph Moncure March | Screenplay |
| Writing | Josephine Lovett | Screenplay |
| Writing | John Luther Long | Story |
| Crew | Michio Ito | Technical Advisor |