The Broken Violin
(1923)
Overview
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.
John Francis Dillon
Director
Top Billed 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
Joseph Blake
Jeremy Ellsworth
Henry Sedley
James Gault
Rita Rogan
Beatrice Ellsworth
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