The Broken Violin

The Broken Violin

1923 · 60 min · ★ 9.0 · 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.

Directed by John Francis Dillon · Written by George Rogan

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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

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