The Broken Violin
1923Elderly 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.
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Warren Cook
as Thomas Kitterly
Reed Howes
as John Ellsworth
Sydney Deane
as Dr. Mason
Dorothy Mackaill
as Constance Morley
Gladden James
as Phil Carter
Zena Keefe
as Governess
Edward Roseman
as Half-Wit
Joseph Blake
as Jeremy Ellsworth
Henry Sedley
as James Gault
Rita Rogan
as Beatrice Ellsworth
J.H. Lewis
as Jules Davega