Interrupted Melody

Interrupted Melody

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Interrupted Melody
Original French poster
Directed by	Curtis Bernhardt
Produced by	Jack Cummings
Written by	Marjorie Lawrence Sonya Levien William Ludwig
Starring	Glenn Ford Eleanor Parker Roger Moore Cecil Kellaway
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	March 25, 1955 (1955-03-25)
Running time	106 mins
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.8 million (US)[1]

Interrupted Melody is a 1955 biographical film which tells the story of Australian opera singer Marjorie Lawrence's struggle with polio. The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Curtis Bernhardt and produced by Jack Cummings from a screenplay by Marjorie Lawrence, Sonya Levien, and William Ludwig. The operatic sequences were staged by Vladimir Rosing. The film stars Glenn Ford, Eleanor Parker, Roger Moore and Cecil Kellaway. The singing voice of Lawrence was provided by Eileen Farrell.

Reception [edit]

According to MGM records the film made a profit of $101,000.^[2]

It won the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Eleanor Parker) and Best Costume Design, Color for Helen Rose.