The Broken Melody (1938)
1h 29m
Running Time
June 17, 1938Release Date
Plot.
John Ainsworth helps win a rowing race for Sydney University against Melbourne University. While celebrating at a nightclub, he demonstrates his skill with the violin with one of his original compositions. He also flirts with a young woman, Ann Brady, to the displeasure of a crook, Webster. A brawl results and John is expelled from university. John's sheep farmer father – who is disdainful of culture and wants John to marry a rich girl – is furious and disowns his son.
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Cast & Crew.

Lloyd Hughes
John Ainsworth

Diana Du Cane
Ann Brady

Rosalind Kennerdale
Madame de Lange

Frank Harvey
Jules de Latanac / Writer

Alec Kellaway
Joe Larkin

Ken G. Hall
Director / Producer

George Heath
Director of Photography

Harry Abdy
Sam Harris

William Shepherd
Editor

Rita Pauncefort
Bella

Eric Thompson
Art Direction

Harold Meade
Michael Ainsworth

Ron Whelan
Bullman

Alfred Hill
Composer
Details.
Wiki.
The Broken Melody is a 1938 Australian drama film directed by Ken G. Hall and starring Lloyd Hughes, based on a best-selling novel by F. J. Thwaites. Hall later said in 1974 that "This was a film that I’m particularly keen about still."