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OSCAR WINNER:
Best Original Screenplay
No pretensions. No tantrums. Marjorie Lawrence is a prima donna in the most professional sense of the term. She's a foremost Wagnerian, a soprano equal to the vocal and physical demands of the composer's oeuvre. And she's a beacon of triumph to anyone who fights back when personal tragedy strikes.
Interrupted Melody is the acclaimed tale of Lawrence's rise from Australian outback girl to renowned diva and her subsequent battle against polio, which won the 1955 Academy Award for "Best Screenplay," while Eleanor Parker received a "Best Actress "nomination for her work in the title role.
With the film's selection of glorious arias voiced by uncredited opera-legend-in-the-making Eileen Farrell, and a stellar cast including Glenn Ford and Roger Moore this is a Melody to remember.
Original Release
05/05/1955
US Release
05/05/1955
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Glenn Ford | Dr. Thomas King |
Eleanor Parker | Marjorie Lawrence |
Roger Moore | Cyril Lawrence |
Cecil Kellaway | Bill Lawrence |
Peter Leeds | Dr. Ed Ryson |
Evelyn Ellis | Clara |
Walter Baldwin | Jim Owens |
Ann Codee | Mme. Gilly |
Leopold Sachse | Leopold Sachse |
Stephen Bekassy | Comte Claude des Vignaux |
Directors
Writers
William Ludwig, Sonya Levien, Marjorie Lawrence
Cast
Name | Character |
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Glenn Ford | Dr. Thomas King |
Eleanor Parker | Marjorie Lawrence |
Roger Moore | Cyril Lawrence |
Cecil Kellaway | Bill Lawrence |
Peter Leeds | Dr. Ed Ryson |
Evelyn Ellis | Clara |
Walter Baldwin | Jim Owens |
Ann Codee | Mme. Gilly |
Leopold Sachse | Leopold Sachse |
Stephen Bekassy | Comte Claude des Vignaux |
Phyllis Altivo | Louise |
Benjie Bancroft | Doctor |
Francis Barnes | Singer |
Louise Bates | Party Guest |
Mary Bayless | Backstage Well-Wisher |
George Blagoi | Audience Member |
Heinz Blankenburg | Baritone |
Lulu Mae Bohrman | Backstage Well-Wisher |
Jean Bonacorsi | Contralto in 'Tristan und Isolde' |
Eugene Borden | French Headwaiter |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jack Cummings | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1956 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1956 | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay | Won |
1956 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Color | Nominated |