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Madame Butterfly

19325.5 / 1086 min
Drama

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.

Cast

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Cho-Cho San

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton

Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles

Lieutenant Barton

Irving Pichel

Irving Pichel

Yamadori

Helen Jerome Eddy

Helen Jerome Eddy

Cho-Cho's Mother

Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

Cho-Cho's Grandfather

Louise Carter

Louise Carter

Suzuki

Judith Vosselli

Judith Vosselli

Madame Goro

Sándor Kállay

Sándor Kállay

Goro

Sheila Terry

Sheila Terry

Adelaide Pinkerton

Dorothy Libaire

Dorothy Libaire

Peach Blossom

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

Mr. Sharpless

Philip Horomato

Philip Horomato

Trouble

Charita

Charita

Crew

Marion Gering

Marion Gering

Director

David Belasco

David Belasco

Theatre Play

Jane Loring

Jane Loring

Editor

David Abel

David Abel

Director of Photography

B.P. Schulberg

B.P. Schulberg

Producer

W. Franke Harling

W. Franke Harling

Original Music Composer

Joseph Moncure March

Joseph Moncure March

Screenplay

Josephine Lovett

Josephine Lovett

Screenplay

John Luther Long

John Luther Long

Story

Michio Ito

Michio Ito

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