Basic Info
Release: May 10, 1923
The Broken Violin
1923
Overview
Elderly Jeremy Ellsworth decides to settle his fortune on John and Beatrice, the children of his disinherited son. He sends a message for them to come live with him. Beatrice arrives safely, but James Gault, Ellsworth's secretary, intercepts the letter to John and engages Phil Carter to pose as the heir. Lumber camp foreman John hears of the plot and heads to the Ellsworth home to squash it but is overpowered by thugs who also kidnap Beatrice. Escaping his captors, John rescues his sister from a speedboat with the aid of a hydroplane and finds love with Beatrice's governess.
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- No Language xx
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Cast
Warren Cook
Thomas Kitterly
Reed Howes
John Ellsworth
Sydney Deane
Dr. Mason
Dorothy Mackaill
Constance Morley
Gladden James
Phil Carter
Zena Keefe
Governess
Edward Roseman
Half-Wit
Joseph Blake
Jeremy Ellsworth
Henry Sedley
James Gault
Rita Rogan
Beatrice Ellsworth
J.H. Lewis
Jules Davega
Crew
John Francis Dillon
Director
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