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Madame Butterfly 1932 Directed by Marion Gering

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Drama
Production Company Paramount Pictures
Release Date 30 December 1932
86 mins
Cast
Sylvia Sidney Cho-Cho San
Cary Grant Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton
Charles Ruggles Lieutenant Barton
Irving Pichel Yamadori
Helen Jerome Eddy Cho-Cho's Mother
Edmund Breese Cho-Cho's Grandfather
Judith Vosselli Madame Goro
Sheila Terry Adelaide Pinkerton
Dorothy Libaire Peach Blossom
Berton Churchill Mr. Sharpless