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The Scar of Shame
(1927) United States of America
B&W : Eight reels / 8023 feet
Directed by Frank Perugini

Cast: Harry Henderson [Alvin Hillyard], Lucia Lynn Moses [Louise Howard], Ann Kennedy [Lucretia Green, the landlady], Norman Johnstone [Eddie Blake, Louise’s father], William E. Pettus [Spike Howard], Lawrence Chenault [Ralph Hathaway], Pearl MacCormick [Alice Hathaway]

Colored Players Film Corporation production. / From a screen story by David Starkman. Cinematography by Al Ligouri. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (American Film Institute / Dennis Atkinson collection) [35mm positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: African-Americans - Alcohol: Alcoholics, Drunkeness - Crime: Rape (Attempted) - Death: Suicide - Domestic violence - Families: Father-daughter relationships, Stepfathers - Marriages - Musical instruments: Pianos - Musicians - Race film - Singers - Weapons: Guns

Listing updated: 10 June 2009.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.4828; Limbacher-Feature p. 214 : Documentary-Cram : Website-AFI.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.

 
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