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The Broken Violin

The Broken Violin

MAY 10, 1923 · 60 MIN · DIR. JOHN FRANCIS DILLON

Drama

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.

Cast

  • Warren Cook

    Warren Cook

    Thomas Kitterly

  • Reed Howes

    Reed Howes

    John Ellsworth

  • Sydney Deane

    Sydney Deane

    Dr. Mason

  • Dorothy Mackaill

    Dorothy Mackaill

    Constance Morley

  • Gladden James

    Gladden James

    Phil Carter

  • Zena Keefe

    Zena Keefe

    Governess

  • Edward Roseman

    Edward Roseman

    Half-Wit

  • Joseph Blake

    Jeremy Ellsworth

  • Henry Sedley

    James Gault

  • Rita Rogan

    Beatrice Ellsworth

  • J.H. Lewis

    Jules Davega

Crew

Story

George Rogan

Director of Photography

George Peters