Synopsis
HauntedbythememoryofWalterHolderlin,asoldierhekilledduringWorldWarI,FrenchmusicianPaulRenard(PhillipsHolmes)confessestoapriest(FrankSheridan),whograntshimabsolution.Usingtheaddressonaletterhefoundonthedeadman'sbody,PaulthentravelstoGermanytofindhisfamily.Asanti-FrenchsentimentcontinuestopermeateGermany,Dr.Holderlin(LionelBarrymore)initiallyrefusestowelcomePaulintohishome,butchangeshismindwhenhisson'sfiancéeElsaidentifieshimasthemanwhohasbeenleavingflowersonWalter'sgrave.Ratherthanrevealtherealconnectionbetweenthem,PaultellstheHolderlinfamilyhewasafriendoftheirson,whoattendedthesamemusicalconservatoryhedid.Althoughthehostiletownspeopleandlocalgossipsdisapprove,theHolderlinsbefriendPaul,whofindshimselffallinginlovewithElsa(NancyCarroll).WhensheshowsPaulherformerfiancé'sbedroom,hebecomesdistraughtandtellsherthetruth.SheconvinceshimnottoconfesstoWalter'sparents,whohaveembracedhimastheirsecondson,andPaulagreestoforegoeasinghisconscienceandstayswithhisadoptedfamily.Dr.HolderlinpresentsWalter'sviolintoPaul,whoplaysitwhileElsaaccompanieshimonthepiano.Thefilm'soriginaltitle,TheManIKilled,waschangedtoTheFifthCommandmenttoavoidgiving"wrongimpressionsinthemindsofthepublicaboutthecharacterofthestory."ItultimatelywasreleasedasBrokenLullaby.
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莱昂纳尔·巴里摩尔 / 南茜·卡罗尔 / 菲利浦·霍尔姆斯 / LouiseCarter / LucienLittlefield / 汤姆·道格拉斯 / 扎苏·皮茨 / FrankSheridan / GeorgeBickel / EmmaDunn / ReginaldPasch / RodneyMcLennan
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