Bella Donna
Bella Donna

Bella Donna

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1934
1h 31m
2.7(3 votes)
Drama

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.

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Mary Ellis

Mary Chepstow Amine

Mary Ellis
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John Stuart

Nigel Armine

John Stuart
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Cedric Hardwicke

Dr. Meyer Isaacson

Cedric Hardwicke
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Conrad Veidt

Mahmoud Baroudi

Conrad Veidt
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Jeanne Stuart

Lady Zoe Harwich

Jeanne Stuart
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Rodney Millington

Ibrahim Achmed

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Eve South

The Dancing Girl

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Michael Shepley

Dr. Baring-Hartley

Michael Shepley

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