The Scar of Shame (1929)

Movie
Audience Score
49
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NR 1 hr 26 minApr 13th, 1929Drama
An educated, upscale young black musician marries a woman from a lower socioeconomic class to get her out of the clutches of her stepfather.
StarringHarry HendersonNorman JohnstoneAnn Kennedy
DirectorFrank Perugini
WriterDavid Starkman

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 13th, 1929
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Colored Players Film Corporation
Movie Tags:
silent filmmother son relationshipprison escapeclass differencesafrican americanmelodramaframed for a crimesexual exploitationabusive stepfatherpiano player