The Broken Violin (1923 film)
The Broken Violin | |
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Directed by | John Francis Dillon |
Written by | Lillian Case Russell |
Starring | Dorothy Mackaill Reed Howes Zena Keefe |
Cinematography | |
Production company | Atlantic Features |
Distributed by | Arrow Film Corporation |
Release date | May 10, 1923 |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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]
Plot[]
Variety 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[]
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".[6]
Cast[]
- Dorothy Mackaill as Constance Morley
- Reed Howes as John Ellsworth
- Zena Keefe as Governess
- Warren Cook as Thomas Kitterly
- as Jeremy Ellsworth
- Henry Sedley as James Gault
- Sydney Deane as Dr. Mason
- as Beatrice Ellsworth
- as Jules Davega
- Gladden James as Phil Carter / Floyd Watson
- Edward Roseman as Half-Wit
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. 71 (7). July 4, 1923. p. 23.
External links[]
- 1923 films
- English-language films
- American films
- American silent feature films
- Films directed by John Francis Dillon
- American drama films
- 1923 drama films
- American black-and-white films
- Arrow Film Corporation films
- 1920s American film stubs