Bella Donna
1934, English. Directed by Robert Milton.
That old theatrical war-horse Bella Donna (previously filmed in America by Alla Nazimova) was resurrected by Britain's Twickenham Studios in 1934. Conrad Veidt stars as sinister Egyptian Mahmoud Baroundi, who even before the film gets under way has left a long trail of ruined women behind him. His latest victim is American girl Mona Chepstow (Mary Ellis), whom Baroundi treats like dirt and makes her like it. The plot centers around a murder by poison, as evidenced by the film's deliberately exotic title. Critics in 1934 praised newcomer Mary Ellis for underplaying her role, but many film fans preferred Nazimova's arm-waving histrionics in the earlier version.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
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- English
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- Released
- 11 December 1934
- Written by
- H. Fowler Mear, Vera Allinson, James B. Fagan
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Bella Donna isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 December 1934. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Bella Donna?
Bella Donna (1934) was directed by Robert Milton and stars Mary Ellis, John Stuart, Cedric Hardwicke.