''The Broken Violin'' is an American film that was released in 1923. It was directed by
John Francis Dillon. It was produced by Atlantic Features and distributed by
Arrow Film Corporation
Arrow Film Corporation was an American film production and distribution company during the silent era from 1915 to 1926. An independent company it operated alongside the established studios. Originally formed to supply films for Pathé Exchang ...
It is a melodrama. A 1923 publication described the film as "heart interest laid on thick."
Plot
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Variety
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'' 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".
Reception
A 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".
Cast
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Dorothy Mackaill
Dorothy Mackaill (March 4, 1903 – August 12, 1990) was a British-American actress, most active during the silent-film era and into the pre-Code era of the early 1930s.
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Born in Sculcoates, Kingston upon Hull in 1903 (although she l ...
as Constance Morley
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Reed Howes
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as John Ellsworth
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Zena Keefe
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as Governess
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Warren Cook
Warren Cook (May 23, 1878 – May 2, 1939) was an American film actor of the silent era. Cook was born in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1901, he appeared in ''The Shaughraun'' at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston. He was part of the stock co ...
as Thomas Kitterly
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Joseph Blake as Jeremy Ellsworth
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as James Gault
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Sydney Deane
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as Dr. Mason
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Rita Rogan
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as Beatrice Ellsworth
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J.H. Lewis as Jules Davega
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Gladden James
Gladden James (February 26, 1888 – August 28, 1948) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1911 and 1946. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio and died in Hollywood, California, from leukemia.
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as Phil Carter / Floyd Watson
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Edward Roseman
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See also
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''The Broken Violin'' (1928 film)
References
External links
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1923 films
1920s English-language films
American silent feature films
Films directed by John Francis Dillon
Silent American drama films
1923 drama films
American black-and-white films
Arrow Film Corporation films
1920s American films
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