Broken Lullaby
1932 · 76 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 1,634 VOTES · DIR. Ernst Lubitsch
Overview
A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript, each having attended the same musical conservatory in France. The fact that the incident occurred in war does not assuage his guilt. He travels to Germany to meet the man's family.
Dialogue Timeline — 668 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:29 BROKEN LULLABY
00:07:57 I opened his coat
00:10:43 And she forgave the murderers.
00:12:12 to his country.
00:15:30 I wouldn't be here if I weren't in perfect physical condition.
00:17:57 You are absolutely right, Herr Schultz.
00:23:21 Nearly six feet.
00:26:31 Why, the whole town is beginning to look different!
00:30:02 Yes, yes, come in.
00:32:37 Understand? There can be no understanding between you and me.
00:35:10 In Paris. And you didn't forget him.
00:38:03 What an evening!
00:40:44 Good morning!
00:43:22 I wish you could stay here.
00:45:42 What's his business here?
00:48:11 Better make it seven, doctor.
00:50:41 and your two boys?
00:54:00 Lots of fun there.
00:57:53 Elsa?
01:00:36 The whole town will tell you.
01:03:36 Any moment an attack might begin.
01:05:48 Who are you?
01:08:51 like a blessing.
01:11:57 Take it, my boy.
Cast & Characters
Lionel Barrymore
Dr. H. Holderlin
Nancy Carroll
Fraulein Elsa, Walter's Fiancée
Phillips Holmes
Paul Renard
Louise Carter
Frau Holderlin
Lucien Littlefield
Herr Walter Schultz
Tom Douglas
Walter Holderlin, German soldier killed by Paul
Zasu Pitts
Anna, Holderlin's Maid
Frank Sheridan
Priest
George Bickel
Herr Bresslauer, Dress Shop Owner
Emma Dunn
Frau Miller
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed668
Dialogue density8.8 lines / min
First line00:00:29
Final line01:11:57
Production Record
DirectorErnst Lubitsch
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,634