The Broken Violin
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Oscar Micheaux
Director
J. Homer Tutt
Ardelle Dabney
Alice B. Russell
Ike Paul
Daisy Foster
Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1927
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Micheaux Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "House of Mystery" by Oscar Micheaux (publication undetermined).
Synopsis
Lelia Cooper, a beautiful African-American violin prodigy, is the daughter of a washerwoman and a drunkard. One day, after having lost his pay gambling, Lelia's father arrives home intoxicated. When her mother refuses to give him the money he has demanded, he smashes his daughter's violin over the hard-working woman's head. Lelia's younger brother intervenes and he, too, is severely beaten. When the boy, whose pay the father also tries to take, flees and the father chases him, the father is run over and killed by a speeding truck. Lelia eventually triumphs over her surroundings and finds love and success.
Director
Oscar Micheaux
Director
Cast
J. Homer Tutt
Ardelle Dabney
Alice B. Russell
Ike Paul
Daisy Foster
Gertrude Snelson
Boots Hope
Ethel Smith
W. Hill
Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1927
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Micheaux Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "House of Mystery" by Oscar Micheaux (publication undetermined).
