The Broken Violin (1928)
50m
Running Time
October 22, 1928Release Date
Plot.
An African-American violin prodigy overcomes her impoverished background to find success in music and love. Based on Oscar Micheaux's unpublished novel, House of Mystery.
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Cast & Crew.
J. Homer Tutt
William A. Clayton Jr.
Actor
Ardelle Dabney
Alice B. Russell
Salem Tutt Whitney
Actor
Ike Paul
Daisy Foster
Oscar Micheaux
Director / Writer
Ethel Smith
Actress
Gertrude Snelson
Actress
Details.
This Movie Is About.
lost film
Wiki.
The Broken Violin is an American silent film directed by Oscar Micheaux, released in 1928.
The film is based on Micheaux's unpublished novel, House of Mystery. It is about a beautiful African-American prodigy who plays violin. She overcomes her impoverished background and alcoholic father (who breaks her violin), in order to find success in music and love.