Release Year
1932
Genre
Drama, Romance, War
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
War Drama
Themes
Haunted By the Past
Tones
Melancholy, Elegiac, Reflective, Poignant
Has Detailed Data (New)
10
Plot Summary
A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt whenever he kills a German soldier who...
Run Time
76 min
Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Language
English
Keyword
Guilt, German Soldier, French Soldier, Anti War, Haunted By Past
Sound Mix
Mono
Colour
Black and White
Has Detailed Data (New)
1, 2, 3
Release Date
19/01/1932
Country
USA
Country Of Origin
USA
Wikipedia Text
Broken Lullaby (1932) is an American drama film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and released by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay by Samson Raphaelson and Ernest Vajda is based on the 1930 play L'homme que j'ai tué by Maurice Rostand and its 1931 English-language adaptation, The Man I Killed, by Reginald Berkeley.
Wikipedia Plot
Haunted by the memory of Walter Holderlin, a soldier he killed during World War I, French musician Paul Renard (Holmes) confesses to a priest, who grants him absolution. Using the address on a letter he found on the dead man's body, Paul then travels to Germany to find his family.
Because anti-French sentiment continues to permeate Germany, Dr. Holderlin (Barrymore) initially refuses to welcome Paul into his home, but changes his mind when his son's fiancée Elsa identifies him as the man who has been leaving flowers on Walter's grave. Rather than reveal the real connection between them, Paul tells the Holderlin family he was a friend of their son, who attended the same musical conservatory he did.
Although the hostile townspeople and local gossips disapprove, the Holderlins befriend Paul, who finds himself falling in love with Elsa (Carroll). When she shows Paul her former fiancé's bedroom, he becomes distraught and tells her the truth. She convinces him not to confess to Walter's parents, who have embraced him as their second son, and Paul agrees to forego easing his conscience and stays with his adopted family. Dr. Holderlin presents Walter's violin to Paul, who plays it while Elsa accompanies him on the piano.
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