- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1932-12-30
- Director: Marion Gering
- Writers: David Belasco , Harry Hervey , John Luther Long , Josephine Lovett , Joseph Moncure March
- Language: English
- Stars: Sylvia Sidney , Cary Grant , Charles Ruggles , Irving Pichel (1891–1954)
- Runtime: 86 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Madame Butterfly (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Madame Butterfly , Madame Butterfly (Germany) , Madame Butterfly (United States of America) , お蝶夫人 (Japan) , Madame Butterfly (Poland) , Madame Butterfly (United Kingdom) , Madame Butterfly (Sweden) , Madame Butterfly (Brazil) , Madame Butterfly (Spain) , Мадам Батерфляй (Russian Federation) , Ein Falter flog zum Licht (Austria) , I kyria Butterfly (Greece) , Pillangókisasszony (Hungary) , Madame Butterfly (Denmark) , Madame Butterfly (Canada)
- Plot: Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton is on shore-leave in Japan. He and his buddy Lieutenant Barton, out for a night on the town, stop in at a local establishment to check out the food, drink and girls, 'uh, and girls' to quote Lt. Barton. Pinkerton spies Cho-Cho San and immediately falls in lust. Barton counsels Pinkerton that he can 'marry' this beautiful Japanese girl, enjoy himself with cultural approval, then sail happily on back to America unshackled, since abandonment equates divorce in Japan. Barton assures Pinkerton that once abandoned, Cho-Cho will be free to marry whomever she chooses from amongst the Japanese people. When Pinkerton's ship sails out of port, Butterfly waits patiently for her husband to come home. Three years pass. Ever with her eye toward the harbor, Butterfly holds a secret delight that she eagerly wishes to surprise her husband with: their son. Pinkerton arrives in Japan with his American bride by his side. He goes to Butterfly to make his apologies and to finally end what Butterfly for three years has cherished in her heart.
- IMDB:tt0023169
Madame Butterfly Cast · · · ALL
Marion Gering
Director
Sylvia Sidney
Cho-Cho San
Cary Grant
Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton
Charles Ruggles
Lieutenant Barton
Irving Pichel
(1891–1954)
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
Philip Horomato
Trouble
Charita