3.8Bella Donna · 1934
Bella Donna (1934) is a Drama film directed by Robert Milton, starring Mary Ellis, John Stuart, Cedric Hardwicke.
Drama
3.8Overview
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.
Cast
Mary Ellis, John Stuart, Cedric Hardwicke, Conrad Veidt, Jeanne Stuart, Rodney Millington, Eve South, Michael Shepley
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What is "Bella Donna" about?
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.
When was "Bella Donna" released?
Bella Donna was released in 1934.
Who stars in "Bella Donna"?
The cast includes Mary Ellis, John Stuart, Cedric Hardwicke, Conrad Veidt.
