Pinkerton marries Cho-Cho San in Japan, whilst on shore leave. When he leaves, she keeps his Japanese home as he left it. He returns three years later, having married again in America, and tells Cho-Cho that their affair is over. She has had a child in his absence, who is sent to her family, before she kills herself.
Unfortunately the movie Madame Butterfly is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Marion Gering | Director |
| Writing | David Belasco | Theatre Play |
| Editing | Jane Loring | Editor |
| Camera | David Abel | Director of Photography |
| Production | B.P. Schulberg | Producer |
| Sound | W. Franke Harling | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Joseph Moncure March | Screenplay |
| Writing | Josephine Lovett | Screenplay |
| Writing | John Luther Long | Story |
| Crew | Michio Ito | Technical Advisor |
