這是一部于1932年上映的電影，由萊昂納爾·巴里摩爾領(lǐng)銜主演，南茜·卡羅爾、菲利浦·霍爾姆斯、Louise Carter、Lucien Littlefield、湯姆·道格拉斯、扎蘇·皮茨、Frank Sheridan、George Bickel、Emma Dunn、Reginald Pasch和Rodney McLennan共同出演。恩斯特·劉別謙執(zhí)導(dǎo)。故事講述了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,waschangedtoTheFifthCommandmenttoavoidgivingwrongimpressionsinthemindsofthepublicaboutthecharacterofthestory.ItultimatelywasreleasedasBrokenLullaby.。豆瓣評(píng)分達(dá)到了 7，展現(xiàn)了復(fù)雜的人物關(guān)系和讓人記憶深刻的故事情節(jié)。