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

Madame Butterfly (1932)

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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 & Crew

Director
Marion Gering
  • Profile picture of Sylvia Sidney
    Cho-Cho San Sylvia Sidney
  • Profile picture of Cary Grant
    Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton Cary Grant
  • Profile picture of Charles Ruggles
    Lieutenant Barton Charles Ruggles
  • Profile picture of Irving Pichel
    Yamadori Irving Pichel
  • Profile picture of Helen Jerome Eddy
    Cho-Cho's Mother Helen Jerome Eddy
  • Profile picture of Edmund Breese
    Cho-Cho's Grandfather Edmund Breese
  • Profile picture of Louise Carter
    Suzuki Louise Carter
  • Profile picture of Judith Vosselli
    Madame Goro Judith Vosselli

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Keywords

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