Auguste van Biene
Auguste van Biene (16 May 1849 – 23 January 1913) was a Dutch composer, cellist and actor.
He became best known for his composition "The Broken Melody", performed by the composer as part of a musical play of the same name.
Van Biene grew up in Rotterdam and displayed a musical interest as a youth.
After some private studies with Adrien Francois Servais at the Brussels Conservatory he moved to London to seek work as a performer.
Van Biene was discovered by Sir Michael Costa, who hired him to play the cello in his Covent Garden orchestra in November 1867, eventually promoting him to principal cellist.
In 1878, van Biene was a touring musical director for Richard D'Oyly Carte's Comedy Opera Company, and in the 1880s he conducted successful light operas and Victorian burlesques.
By the 1880s he had also become a theatrical manager as well as an actor and playwright.
As a cellist he was invited to be an examiner at the Royal Academy of Music in 1884.
In 1892, he commissioned, wrote the score for, and starred in a musical play, the highly successful "The Broken Melody", in which he toured for many years.
He died on 23 January 1913 while on stage at the Brighton Hippodrome.
The Broken Wing (1923 film)
The Broken Wing is a 1923 American silent aviation comedy drama film directed by Tom Forman based on the play "The Broken Wing" by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard.
The film stars Kenneth Harlan, Miriam Cooper, and Walter Long.
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The Broken Wing" was released on August 19, 1923. .
The Broken Melody (1937 film)
The Broken Melody is a 1938 Australian drama film directed by Ken G. Hall and starring Lloyd Hughes, based on a best- selling novel by F. J. Thwaites.
The Broken Melody (1916 film)
The Broken Melody is a 1916 British silent romance film directed by Cavendish Morton and starring John Martin Harvey, Hilda Moore and Manora Thew.
A woman leaves her husband, a Polish violinist, but returns to him after he is wounded fighting a duel.
Bernard Vorhaus
Bernard Vorhaus (December 25, 1904 – November 23, 2000) was an American film director born in New York City.
The Harvard University graduate, in addition to directing thirty-two films, was also the mentor to future film director David Lean, some of whose work as a film editor early in his career was on Vorhaus pictures.
He worked steadily as a screenwriter in Hollywood while in his 20s but wanted to direct movies.
He eventually decided to move to England and began directing quota quickies, such as "The Last Journey" (1935).
After success in England, Vorhaus moved back to the U.S. and began working at Republic Pictures directing B-movies.
Vorhaus was blacklisted in 1951 at HUAC hearings.
Vorhaus had already moved to Europe at that time and directed a few minor films while there.
He finally returned to England and retired from the film business, founding a business specialising in house renovations.
Vorhaus had two children, Gwyn and David, an electronic music pioneer who worked under the name White Noise.
The Broken Melody (1934 film)
The Broken Melody is a 1934 British musical drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring John Garrick, Margot Grahame, Merle Oberon and Austin Trevor.
A composer kills his wife's lover and, having escaped from the prison on Devil's Island, returns to France and writes an opera about the experience.
The film was made at Twickenham Studios.
The film's sets were designed by the studio's resident art director James A. Carter.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
The Broken Gate (1927 film)
The Broken Gate is a lost 1927 silent film feature directed by James C. McKay and starring Dorothy Phillips.
It was produced and distributed by Tiffany Pictures.
This film is a remake of a 1920 lost film" The Broken Gate".
F. J. Thwaites
Frederick Joseph Thwaites( 23 May 1908 – 13 August 1979) was an Australian novelist whose books sold over four million copies.
He was best known for his first work" The Broken Melody", which was adapted into a 1938 film.

Question: What nationality is the director of film The Broken Melody (1934 Film)?
Answer: American