| The Broken Violin | |
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| Directed by | Oscar Micheaux |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Broken Violin is an American silent film directed by Oscar Micheaux, released in 1928.[1][2][3]
The film is based on Micheaux's unpublished novel, House of Mystery.[4] It is about a beautiful African-American prodigy who plays violin.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.[5][6]
J. Homer Tutt, one of the Tutt Brothers, and Oscar Micheaux's wife Alice B. Russell starred in the film.[1][5] 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.[7]
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