Bella DonnaMovie
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.
About Bella Donna
Bella Donna is a 1934 drama movie directed by Robert Milton.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 31m, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Mary Ellis, John Stuart, Cedric Hardwicke, Conrad Veidt. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
