Bella Donna

Dec 11, 1934

1h 31m

★ 2.7

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Julius Hagen Productions

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Cast

Mary Chepstow Amine

Mary Ellis

Nigel Armine

John Stuart

Dr. Meyer Isaacson

Cedric Hardwicke

Mahmoud Baroudi

Conrad Veidt

Lady Zoe Harwich

Jeanne Stuart

Ibrahim Achmed

Rodney Millington

The Dancing Girl

Eve South

Dr. Baring-Hartley

Michael Shepley

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