
Bella Donna
Drama
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.
Top Cast


Mary Ellis
Mary Ellis
Mary Chepstow Amine
Mary Ellis
Mary Chepstow Amine


John Stuart
John Stuart
Nigel Armine
John Stuart
Nigel Armine


Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke
Dr. Meyer Isaacson
Cedric Hardwicke
Dr. Meyer Isaacson


Conrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt
Mahmoud Baroudi
Conrad Veidt
Mahmoud Baroudi


Jeanne Stuart
Jeanne Stuart
Lady Zoe Harwich
Jeanne Stuart
Lady Zoe Harwich
Rodney Millington
Rodney Millington
Ibrahim Achmed
Rodney Millington
Ibrahim Achmed
Eve South
Eve South
The Dancing Girl
Eve South
The Dancing Girl


Michael Shepley
Michael Shepley
Dr. Baring-Hartley
Michael Shepley
Dr. Baring-Hartley
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