The Broken Violin (1923)

Director: John Francis Dillon

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.

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