The Broken Violin

The Broken Violin — Plot

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.

• Release date
• May 10, 1923
• Runtime
• 60 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• John Francis Dillon

The Broken Violin — 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

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Joseph Blake Jeremy Ellsworth