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The Broken Butterfly
The Broken Butterfly

The Broken Butterfly

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

Genres

DramaRomance

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

58 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

01 November 1919

Country

United States of America

Cast

Lew Cody

Lew Cody

Darrell Thorne

Mary Alden

Mary Alden

Zabie Elliot

Pauline Starke

Pauline Starke

Marcene Elliot

Peaches Johnson

Peaches Johnson

Marcène's Child

Nina Byron

Nina Byron

Marcène's Sister

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