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Madame Butterfly( 1932)

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Overview

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. She has had a child in his absence, who is sent to her family, before she kills herself.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Sylvia Sidney

      Cho-Cho San

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      Cary Grant

      Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton

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      Charles Ruggles

      Lieutenant Barton

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      Irving Pichel

      Yamadori

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      Helen Jerome Eddy

      Cho-Cho's Mother

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      Edmund Breese

      Cho-Cho's Grandfather

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      Louise Carter

      Suzuki

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      Judith Vosselli

      Madame Goro

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      Sándor Kállay

      Goro

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      Sheila Terry

      Adelaide Pinkerton

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      Dorothy Libaire

      Peach Blossom

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      Berton Churchill

      Mr. Sharpless

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      Philip Horomato

      Trouble

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      Charita

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jul 14 2024
    Don't go looking for much Puccini in this adaptation of the rather sad tale of "Madame Butterfly". Sylvia Sidney picks up the fan as the young geisha girl who encounters American sailor "Pinkerton" (Cary Grant) after the war. Rather cynically, his pal "Barton" (Charles Ruggles) informs him that he can pretty much have his way with the girl so long as he "marries" her beforehand and then she automatically becomes divorced afterwards when he gets on with his life Stateside. "Pinkerton" isn't quite so nasty, but when assured that "Cho-Cho San" will also just get on with things too, then a night of...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • suicide
    • geisha
    • based on play or musical
    • promise
    • interracial romance
    • cultural difference
    • black and white
    • pre-code