''The Broken Violin'' is an American silent film directed by
Oscar Micheaux
Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (; January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films. Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company owned and c ...
, 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The film is based on Micheaux's unpublished novel, ''House of Mystery''.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.
Cast
J. Homer Tutt, one of the
Tutt Brothers
Salem Tutt Whitney ( Salem Tutt; 15 November 1875 – 12 February 1934) and J. Homer Tutt ( Jacob Homer Tutt; 31 January 1882 – 10 February 1951), known collectively as the Tutt Brothers, were American vaudeville producers, writers, and performe ...
, and Oscar Micheaux's wife
Alice B. Russell starred in the film.
Tutt, an accomplished vaudeville performer and producer with his brother, also had a lead role in Micheaux's films
''Birthright''; these were his only known feature film roles. Tutt also appeared in short 1929 musical film ''
Jailhouse Blues''.
''Birthright'' was Russell's first film, and she starred in a dozen more.
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J. Homer Tutt
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Ardell Dabney
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Alice B. Russell
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Ike Paul
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Daisy Foster
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Gertrude Snelson
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Boots Hope
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Ehtel Smith
*W. Hill
*William A. Clayton, Jr.
See also
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''The Broken Violin'' (1923 film)
References
External links
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1928 films
American black-and-white films
Silent American drama films
American silent feature films
1920s English-language films
1920s American films
English-language drama films
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