Melba (film)

Melba
Theatrical poster
Directed byLewis Milestone
Screenplay byHarry Kurnitz
Story byHarry Kurnitz
Produced bySam Spiegel
StarringPatrice Munsel
Robert Morley
John McCallum
CinematographyArthur Ibbetson
Edward Scaife
Edited byBill Lewthwaite
Music byMuir Mathieson
Mischa Spoliansky
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • 24 June 1953 (1953-06-24) (US theatrical)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Melba is a 1953 musical biopic drama film of the life of Australian-born soprano Nellie Melba, written by Harry Kurnitz and directed by Lewis Milestone for Horizon Pictures,[1][2] marking the film debut of the Metropolitan Opera's Patrice Munsel.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference The New York Times was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  4. ^ "Munsel is Melba". Val-d'Or Star. 4 December 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Film at Foster Traces Life of Brilliant Star". Youngstown Vindicator. 26 May 1954. p. 14. Retrieved 4 May 2011.