Interrupted Melody is a movie best enjoyed by older teens and up and those who are romantics at heart, who know a friend or loved one that is handicapped, or by those who love music. Eleanor Parker and Glenn Ford make the movie. They are very good. The musical numbers are ear candy. Just watch the movie for the ear candy alone. The movie moves along at a good clip. The movie's premise is that through love and support anyone can achieve their dream is brought to life by Eleanor Parker and Glenn Ford. However, in real life, it is not always the case. It is a movie for prime time or s weekend afternoon. Grab your popcorn and a soda. Relax. Enjoy!

This film will always have a great significance to me because it introduced me to the beauty of opera. Marjorie Lawrence was a major soprano with the Metropolitan Opera, and her career was cut short by polio while she was still in her vocal prime. Her story is told with great sensitivity and warmth. The operatic scenes are done to perfection, with the superb soprano Eileen Farrell doing the vocals. Eleanor Parker is seen here in what must be her greatest work as an actress. Parker was a great, if somewhat under-appreciated actress, and she was a beautiful woman. Of course, it is she who dominates the movie. Glenn Ford provides excellent support as her doctor husband who guides her back to her career. When this film was released, I was ten years old, and kept going back again and again to see it over and over. I loved the music, loved the story, and will forever be indebted to it for having introduced me to the beauty of grand opera. If I had to choose a film as the most important of my life, it would have to be this one.

Eleanor Parker's third Oscar nomination came in 1955 for a musical, an opera, "Interrupted Melody." The film is based on the life of opera singer Marjorie Lawrence who, at the height of her career, was stricken with infantile paralysis while in Mexico to perform.The lovely film begins in Australia, birthplace of Lawrence. Against the wishes of her father, she auditions in a contest and wins.We see a variety of operas. Though she did not sing, Parker is excellent in emulating the voice of an outstanding Eileen Farrell, who sang for her. Ms. Farrell, who died several years ago, performed at the Met as did Marjorie Lawrence. Her beautiful voice is a further tribute to this excellent biography.The film chronicles the successes of Lawrence, her tours, her father's sudden death(Cecil Kellaway in an interesting but all too brief performance.)The film introduced a young Roger Moore as Cecil, her brother, who feels deep guilt for having his sister go to Mexico.Along the way, she meets her husband-to-be, a doctor, played very well by Glenn Ford.The second part of the film depicts Lawrence's struggle against the disease. Her despair, her attempted suicide and her rejuvenation are shown. Lawrence comes back to the Met to sing and amazes all by standing up after her performance.The film will leave us with those beautiful operas and a positive outlook on life despite such adversity. ****.

I studied opera with Marjorie Lawrence in the 1970's and she was an incredible, vital, and exciting personality. She was larger than life and her presence dominated any gathering she attended.The movie captures many of her physical mannerisms. Her voice was most suited to the Wagnerian repertoire and the selection of the great Eileen Farrel to sing the more popular arias chosen for the film was an excellent one. However, Miss Lawrence was disappointed that her own voice wasn't used as had been agreed, which I understand resulted in a settlement in her favor.Her husband, Doctor King, was an great gentleman and devoted to her.Following the years depicted in the film, she became an educator at Southern Illinois University where she was very respected and loved.