Bella Donna

Name: Bella Donna
Genre: Drama
Released: 11 Dec 1934
Rating: 3.50
Cast: Mary Ellis, John Stuart, Cedric Hardwicke, Conrad Veidt, Jeanne Stuart

That old theatrical war-horse Bella Donna (previously filmed in America by Alla Nazimova) was resurrected by Britain's Twickenham Studios in 1934. Conrad Veidt stars as sinister Egyptian Mahmoud Baroundi, who even before the film gets under way has left a long trail of ruined women behind him. His latest victim is American girl Mona Chepstow (Mary Ellis), whom Baroundi treats like dirt and makes her like it. The plot centers around a murder by poison, as evidenced by the film's deliberately exotic title. Critics in 1934 praised newcomer Mary Ellis for underplaying her role, but many film fans preferred Nazimova's arm-waving histrionics in the earlier version.

Year: 1934

Genre: Drama

Studio: Julius Hagen Productions

Director: Robert Milton

Cast: Mary Ellis, John Stuart, Cedric Hardwicke, Conrad Veidt, Jeanne Stuart, Rodney Millington

Crew: Robert Milton (Director), James B. Fagan (Writer), Sydney Blythe (Director of Photography), Julius Hagen (Producer), Vera Allinson (Writer), H. Fowler Mear (Writer)

Runtime: 91 minutes

Release: Dec 11, 1934

IMDb: 3.50/10 by 2 users

Popularity: 1

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Language: English