Broken Ties

Broken Ties (1918)

West Indian born Corinne La Force, who is biracial, is raised by Henry Hasbrook after her father's death. Corinne loves Hasbrook's nephew, Arnold Curtis. When Hasbrook tries to prevent the match because of her heritage she murders him. Arnold is arrested though Marcia Fleming, a married woman who is Arnold’s mistress and her mother-in-law fall under suspicion. Defending Arnold John Fleming discovers the affair and renounces his wife. Arnold is about to confess in hopes of saving Marcia's reputation when Corinne admits her guilt and stabs herself.

Data de estreia
1918-02-18
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Duração
50 min
Géneros
Drama
Realizador
Arthur Ashley

Elenco

Curiosidades

Broken Ties is a 1918 silent film starring June Elvidge, Montagu Love, and Arthur Ashley. Ashley also directed the film. It was a William A. Brady World Pictures production. It was marketed as containing "not one dull moment". The film was based on Arthur M. Brilant's play The Alibi. The film received generally positive reviews. A write-up in Motography describes it as a tense drama. One aspect of the plot is a father forbidding his son from seeing a young woman believed to have mixed ethnic heritage.

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