Bella Donna 1934
Bella Donna
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.
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.
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Full Cast & Crew... Mary Chepstow Amine
... Nigel Armine
... Dr. Meyer Isaacson
... Mahmoud Baroudi
... Lady Zoe Harwich
... Ibrahim Achmed
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Release Date:
Dec 11, 1934
Run Time:
1hr 31`
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Original Language:
English
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Bella Donna
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Mary Chepstow Amine
... Nigel Armine
... Dr. Meyer Isaacson
... Mahmoud Baroudi
... Lady Zoe Harwich
... Ibrahim Achmed
ES
Eve South... The Dancing Girl
... Dr. Baring-Hartley
Produced By
JH
Julius Hagen... Producer