Ernst Lubitsch

Broken Lullaby (1932) Ernst Lubitsch

In the trenches of World War I, Paul Renard (Phillips Holmes) kills a German soldier in hand-to-hand combat... and discovers to his horror that the dead man was a conservatory classmate and friend. After the armistice, he journeys to offer condolences to the grieving father (Lionel Barrymore) and fiancée (Nancy Carroll), but his concealment of his role in the death is certain to lead to further heartbreak. Ernst Lubitsch's sobering tale co-stars Lucien Littlefield, ZaSu Pitts. 76 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.