The Broken Violin is an American film that was released in 1923.[1] It was directed by John Francis Dillon.[2] It was produced by Atlantic Features and distributed by Arrow Film Corporation[3] It is a melodrama.[4] A 1923 publication described the film as "heart interest laid on thick."[5]
| The Broken Violin | |
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| Directed by | John Francis Dillon |
| Written by | George Rogan Lillian Case Russell |
| Starring | Dorothy Mackaill Reed Howes Zena Keefe |
| Cinematography | George Peters |
Production company | Atlantic Features |
| Distributed by | Arrow Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
editVariety wrote, "The story is of an imposter endeavoring to secure the millions rightfully belonging to another. His ruse works for a time, but the rightful heir finally comes into his own and incidentally wins the girl which the other hand had also attempted to secure".[6]
Reception
editA review in Variety reads, "These long drawn-out melodramas are pretty tough on summer-time audiences" and "Melodramatics are the stock in trade of this production, with the story bringing forth only old bits in this line to create interest. The tale has a flimsy love angle weakly told, with the theme in general falling short of holding attention".[6]
Cast
edit- Dorothy Mackaill as Constance Morley
- Reed Howes as John Ellsworth
- Zena Keefe as Governess
- Warren Cook as Thomas Kitterly
- Joseph Blake as Jeremy Ellsworth
- Henry Sedley as James Gault
- Sydney Deane as Dr. Mason
- Rita Rogan as Beatrice Ellsworth
- J.H. Lewis as Jules Davega
- Gladden James as Phil Carter / Floyd Watson
- Edward Roseman as Half-Wit
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Munden, Kenneth White; Institute, American Film (January 16, 1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209695 – via Google Books.
- ^ Blake, Joseph (January 16, 1923). "The Broken Violin" – via memory.loc.gov.
- ^ "The Broken Violin". www.tcm.com.
- ^ "The Broken Violin (1923)". BFI. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019.
- ^ Sherwood, Robert Emmet (January 16, 1923). "The Best Moving Pictures of 1922-23, Also Who's who in the Movies and the Yearbook of the American Screen". Small, Maynard – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Pictures: The Broken Violin". Variety. Vol. 71, no. 7. July 4, 1923. p. 23.
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