Madame Butterfly (1932)

overview : Pinkerton marries Cho-Cho San in Japan, whilst on shore leave. When he leaves, she keeps his Japanese home as he left it. He returns three years later, having married again in America, and tells Cho-Cho that their affair is over. She has had a child in his absence, who is sent to her family, before she kills herself.

Release Date : Dec 30, 1932

Runtime : 1h 26m

Genre : Drama  

Companies : Paramount

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : suicide, geisha, based on play or musical, promise, interracial romance, cultural difference, black and white, pre-code