Madame Butterfly (1932)
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Pinkerton marries Cho-Cho San in Japan, whilst on shore leave. When he leaves, she keeps his Japanese home as he left it. He returns three years later, having married again in America, and tells Cho-Cho that their affair is over. She has had a child in his absence, who is sent to her family, before she kills herself.
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Sylvia Sidney
Cho-Cho San
Cary Grant
Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton
Charles Ruggles
Lieutenant Barton
Irving Pichel
Yamadori
Helen Jerome Eddy
Cho-Cho's Mother
Edmund Breese
Cho-Cho's Grandfather
Louise Carter
Suzuki
Judith Vosselli
Madame Goro
Sándor Kállay
Goro
Sheila Terry
Adelaide Pinkerton
Dorothy Libaire
Peach Blossom
Berton Churchill
Mr. Sharpless
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SuicideBased on play or musicalInterracial romanceBlack and whitePromiseGeishaCultural differencePre-code
