The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
38 audience votes
Key crew
- Lynn StarlingScreenplay
- George WaggnerDirector
- Curt SiodmakScreenplay
- Edward WardOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Boris KarloffDr. Friedrich Hohner
- Susanna FosterAngela Klatt
- Turhan BeyFranz Munzer
- Gale SondergaardLuise
- Thomas GomezCount Seebruck
- June VincentMarcellina
- George DolenzAmato Roselli
- Ludwig StösselCarl Baumann
- Jane FarrarJarmila Vadek
- Ernö VerebesBrunn
- Lotte SteinMama Hinzl
- Scotty BeckettThe King
Stills
Themes
operaobsessionbased on play or musicalsingermurdermad doctorsingingopera househypnotism