Interrupted Melody Blu-ray review
Jan 28, 2026- Permalink
Directed by Curtis Bernhardt, 1955’s Interrupted Melody is a musical biopic about opera singer Marjorie Lawrence (Eleanor Parker) who was stricken with polio. Glenn Ford plays Dr. Thomas King, who helps her perform again. The cast also includes Roger Moore and Cecil Kelloway. Nominated for three Oscars, the script by Sonya Levien and William Ludwig won Best Story and Screenplay. Warner Archive has now released a Blu-ray of the movie and thanks to Allied Vaughn, I had a chance to take a look.
The 1080p AVC encoded digital transfer is presented in a 2.55:1 CinemaScope aspect ratio. Based off a 4K restoration, the detail in the Blu-ray is very sharp. The opening scenes in Australia captures the dust and worn down buildings, while the operatic scenes shine with detail on costumes and sets. The colour palette goes easily from the muted hues of Australia to the popping primaries of the opera stage. It really looks nice.
On the audio side of things, the disc comes with an English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 soundtrack. Subtitles are available for English SDH. Eileen Farrell provided the singing voice for Parker’s character and the musical number here sound great in the stereo soundscape. Ambient sounds are placed well in the mix and dialogue is clear.
The Interrupted Melody Blu-ray does not come with a digital code. We do get a Tom and Jerry cartoon entitled “Tom and Chérie.” Jerry is trying to get love letters to a lady mouse, while his little sidekick, Tuffy, is constantly getting into sword fights with Tom. This was the series’ 94th cartoon. The disc also includes a trailer and a menu that takes you to the film’s thirteen musical numbers.
Interrupted Melody gives us a great audio and video presentation with a large number of operatic performances. If you love opera, then you’ll truly enjoy this.