Movie: Broken Lullaby

Top 10 Billed 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

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1932-01-19

  • Average

    7.5

  • Rating:

    3.8 starts
  • Tagline

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

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  • Languages:

    English
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