The Broken Butterfly

The Broken Butterfly

The Broken Butterfly

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The Broken Butterfly

"A Symphony of Love and Pathos FOR MAIDS and MATRONS MOTHERS and DAUGHTERS FATHERS and SONS"

1919

0h 58m

6.2(11 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

A woman in Canada abused by her aunt falls in love with a foreign composer looking for inspiration, who comes to find it in her and the star-crossed romance that develops between them.

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5 featured cast members

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Lew Cody

Lew Cody

Darrell Thorne

Mary Alden

Mary Alden

Zabie Elliot

Pauline Starke

Pauline Starke

Marcene Elliot

Peaches Johnson

Marcène's Child

Nina Byron

Nina Byron

Marcène's Sister

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Directed by: Maurice Tourneur
Written by: Maurice Tourneur
Produced by: Maurice Tourneur

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