Mother Song

Drama · 1938

A romance between two temperamental singing stars. Highlights include a lengthy selection from Faust, with Gigli making a most impressive Mephistopheles. The plot takes a melodramatic turn towards the climax, with the lives of the characters mirrored in their on-stage behavior. Director Carmine Gallone was something of an expert in the field of filmed opera, as witness his Tosca, Rigoletto and Il Trovatore.

Starring

Thea von Harbou, Beniamino Gigli, Heinrich Richter, Heinrich Richter, Maria Cebotari, Thea von Harbou, Oswald Hafenrichter, Peter Bosse, Heinrich Richter, Hans Moser, Michael Bohnen, Ernst Richter, Ernst Richter, Paul Dannenberg

Director

Carmine Gallone