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MADAME BUTTERFLY (Paramount, 1932), directed by Marion Gering, stars Sylvia Sidney in one of her most atypical movie roles of her career, as well as memorable, that of a Japanese maiden.
Lt. B. F. Pinkerton (Cary Grant), on leave in Japan, finds himself lusting after the beautiful Cho-Cho San (Sylvia Sidney), whom he lays eyes on at a local watering hole.
- Romance
- Sylvia Sidney, Cary Grant, Charlie Ruggles
- Marion Gering
Madame Butterfly: Directed by Marion Gering. With Sylvia Sidney, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles, Irving Pichel. Lieutenant Pinkerton marries geisha-in-training but soon after abandons her and goes back to the US.
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- Drama, Romance
- Marion Gering
- 1932-12-30
Popular reviews. Recent reviews. 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.
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- Paramount Pictures
- Marion Gering
Mar 19, 2019 · Marion Gering directed the operatic film Madame Butterfly, a Pre-Code feature, based on David Belasco’s play and John Luther Long’s story. Adapted by Josephine Lovett and Joseph Moncure March, the famous operatic melodrama stars Sylvia Sidney in the titular role, and the young Cary Grant.
Review: - by Kathy Fox. This film is based on Puccini's Madame Butterfly and has music from the opera dispersed throughout the film. This is Cary Grant's 7th film and the last one he made in 1932, and he will appear two other times with Ms. Sidney in MERRILY WE GO TO HELL and THIRTY-DAY PRINCESS.
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Madame Butterfly is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Marion Gering, based on David Belasco's play and the story by John Luther Long. It was adapted by Josephine Lovett and Joseph Moncure March. It stars Cary Grant and Sylvia Sidney.