''The Broken Melody'' is a 1916
British silent romance film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...
directed by
Cavendish Morton and starring
John Martin Harvey
Sir John Martin-Harvey (22 June 1863 – 14 May 1944), known before his knighthood in 1921 as John Martin Harvey, was an English stage actor-manager.
Born in Bath Street, Wivenhoe, Essex, he was the son of John Harvey, a yacht-designer and ...
,
Hilda Moore
Hilda Mary Moore (born 1886 in London – 18 May 1929 in New York City) was a British stage and film actress.
Hilda Moore served in France in WW1 with the FANY British Convoy (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry). The FANY were the first women to driv ...
and
Manora Thew
Manora Alice Thew (12 April 1891 – 12 April 1987) was an English actress.
She was born in Negapatam, Madras Presidency, British India, the daughter of Alice Maude ''née'' Turner (1865–1925) and Cuthbert Harrison Thew (1859–1928). In 1911 ...
.
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/ref> A woman leaves her husband, a Polish violinist, but returns to him after he is wounded fighting a duel.
Cast
* John Martin Harvey
Sir John Martin-Harvey (22 June 1863 – 14 May 1944), known before his knighthood in 1921 as John Martin Harvey, was an English stage actor-manager.
Born in Bath Street, Wivenhoe, Essex, he was the son of John Harvey, a yacht-designer and ...
- Paul
* Hilda Moore
Hilda Mary Moore (born 1886 in London – 18 May 1929 in New York City) was a British stage and film actress.
Hilda Moore served in France in WW1 with the FANY British Convoy (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry). The FANY were the first women to driv ...
- Duchess
* Manora Thew
Manora Alice Thew (12 April 1891 – 12 April 1987) was an English actress.
She was born in Negapatam, Madras Presidency, British India, the daughter of Alice Maude ''née'' Turner (1865–1925) and Cuthbert Harrison Thew (1859–1928). In 1911 ...
- Mabel
* Courtice Pounds
* Barbara Hannay
* Fred Rains
Frederick William Rains (c. 1860 – 3 December 1945) was a British actor and film director. He was the father of the actor Claude Rains.
Selected filmography
Actor
* '' The Broken Melody'' (1916)
* '' The New Clown'' (1916)
* ''The Marriag ...
* Nelson Ramsey
* Edward Sass
References
External links
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1916 films
British silent feature films
1910s English-language films
1910s romance films
Ideal Film Company films
British black-and-white films
British romance films
1910s British films
English-language romance films
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