The Broken Gate (1927)
In the small farming community of Spring Valley, young Aurora Lane has caused a scandal by bearing a son by townsman Lucius Henderson, who refuses to marry her or even admit that he's the father. Shunned as a "sinful" woman by most of the town, she turns over her son, Don, to be raised by Miss Julia, the town librarian, who tells the boy that she's his "aunt". Don grows up and goes to college, and when he comes back home the town gossips begin a rumor-mongering campaign. When the town policeman tries to drive Aurora out of town he is found murdered, and Don is arrested for the crime.
- Date of release
- 1927-02-15
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- James C. McKay
Casting
- Dorothy Phillips — Aurora Lane
- William Collier Jr. — Don Lane
- Jean Arthur — Ruth Hale
- Phillips Smalley — Judge Lucius Henderson
- Florence Turner — Miss Julia
- Gibson Gowland — Ephraim Adamson
- Charles A. Post — Johnny Adamson
- Caroline Rankin — Mrs. Ephraim Adamson
- Vera Lewis — Invalid
- Jack McDonald — Sheriff Dan Cummins
- Charles Thurston — Constable Joe Tarbush
- Adele Watson — Gossip
Interesting facts
The Broken Gate is a lost 1927 American silent drama film directed by James C. McKay and starring Dorothy Phillips, William Collier Jr. and Jean Arthur. It was produced and distributed by Tiffany Pictures.
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