Mother Song (1937)
A romance between two temperamental singing stars. Highlights include a lengthy selection from Faust, with Gigli making a most impressive Mephistopheles. The plot takes a melodramatic turn towards the climax, with the lives of the characters mirrored in their on-stage behavior. Director Carmine Gallone was something of an expert in the field of filmed opera, as witness his Tosca, Rigoletto and Il Trovatore.
- Released
- 1937-12-21
- Genres
- Music, Drama
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Carmine Gallone, Thea von Harbou, Bernd Hoffmann
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Beniamino Gigli as Ettore Vanni
- Maria Cebotari as Fiamma Vanni (his wife)
- Peter Bosse as Mario (his son)
- Hans Moser as Giulio Stückelmeier
- Michael Bohnen as Cesare Doret
- Hilde Hildebrand as Ricarda Doret (his wife)
- Alfred Gerasch as Director
- Josef Dahmen as Stage manager
- Werner Pledath as Doctor
- Hilde Maroff as Nurse
- Herbert Gernot as Lawyer
- Philipp Lothar Mayring