Broken Lullaby

Broken Lullaby

1932
1h 16m
7.4

7.4/10

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

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date January 24, 1932
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0022725

Cast

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

Key Crew

Ernst Lubitsch
Director
Ernest Vajda
Screenplay
Samson Raphaelson
Screenplay
Ernst Lubitsch
Producer