wide logo
Bella Donna poster
1h 31m

Bella Donna (1934)

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.
35%
Robert Milton profile
Robert Milton

Director

Cast

Mary Ellis profile
Mary Ellis

Mary Chepstow Amine

John Stuart profile
John Stuart

Nigel Armine

Cedric Hardwicke profile
Cedric Hardwicke

Dr. Meyer Isaacson

Conrad Veidt profile
Conrad Veidt

Mahmoud Baroudi

Jeanne Stuart profile
Jeanne Stuart

Lady Zoe Harwich

Rodney Millington profile
Rodney Millington

Ibrahim Achmed

Eve South profile
Eve South

The Dancing Girl

Michael Shepley profile
Michael Shepley

Dr. Baring-Hartley

Mary Ellis profile
Mary Ellis

Mary Chepstow Amine

John Stuart profile
John Stuart

Nigel Armine

Cedric Hardwicke profile
Cedric Hardwicke

Dr. Meyer Isaacson

Conrad Veidt profile
Conrad Veidt

Mahmoud Baroudi

Jeanne Stuart profile
Jeanne Stuart

Lady Zoe Harwich

Rodney Millington profile
Rodney Millington

Ibrahim Achmed

Eve South profile
Eve South

The Dancing Girl

Michael Shepley profile
Michael Shepley

Dr. Baring-Hartley

Extra

Release Date

December 11, 1934

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Julius Hagen Productions logo

Available On

Currently it's not available for streaming.
You can visit JustWatch for more information.

Videos

Currently there are no videos related to this movie/tv show on our database.

Images

Currently there are no images related to this movie/tv show on our database.

Recommendations

title poster
59%
House of Ga'a
title poster
64%
Kalki 2898-AD
title poster
77%
Panda! Go Panda!
title poster
75%
Girls Fight Club
title poster
58%
Mother's Day
title poster
60%
Run, Tiger Run!
title poster
56%
SS Experiment Love Camp
title poster
69%
Desperation Road
title poster
63%
Eraser: Reborn