Interrupted Melody (1955)

Academy Awards, USA 1956

Winner Oscar	Best Writing, Story and Screenplay William Ludwig Sonya Levien
Nominee Oscar	Best Actress in a Leading Role Eleanor Parker
	Best Costume Design, Color Helen Rose

MGM
Directed by Curtis Bernhardt
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)

Biography of Australian opera singer Marjorie Lawrence. It traces her from her roots in the Australian outback where she sneaks from home to a competition, which she wins. This gets her a chance for a scholarship in Paris, where she is honed by a prestigious teacher and finally gets a role in an opera. She is an instant success and tours the world. She falls for visiting American doctor Glenn Ford, but her touring schedule interrupts their romance. She eventually relents so he can start his practice and they can raise a family. However, while on tour in South America she contracts polio which changes everything. He helps her during a long recovery, and she eventually gains enough confidence to resume her singing career, albeit from a wheelchair. Typical genre fare, though Ford and Eleanor Parker overact at times and their romance is unconvincing, as is Parker's lip syncing to the opera parts.