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Madame Butterfly

Madame Butterfly
★ 5.4/10•1932•1h 26m•Drama

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.

Marion Gering · Director

Joseph Moncure March · Screenplay

Josephine Lovett · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 26m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 30, 1932

Actors

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Cho-cho San

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Lieutenant Pinkerton

Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles

Lieutenant Barton

Irving Pichel

Irving Pichel

Yamadori

Helen Jerome Eddy

Helen Jerome Eddy

Cho-cho San's Mother

Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

Cho-cho San's Grandfather

Louise Carter

Louise Carter

Suzuki

Sándor Kállay

Goro

Judith Vosselli

Judith Vosselli

Madame Goro

Sheila Terry

Sheila Terry

Adelaide

Dorothy Libaire

Dorothy Libaire

Peach Blossom

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

Mr. Sharpless

Philip Horomato

Trouble

Charita

Charita

(uncredited)

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