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Broken Strings is a american film of genre Drama directed by Bernard B. Ray released in USA on 1 january 1940 with Clarence Muse

Broken Strings (1940)

Broken Strings
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Released in USA 1 january 1940
Length 1h
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Musical
Rating56% 2.8076152.8076152.8076152.8076152.807615

Broken Strings is a 1940 American film directed by Bernard B. Ray and produced by L.C. Borden.

Synopsis

Concert violinist Arthur Williams (Clarence Muse) and his manager Earl Wells (Earle Morris) are involved in a car accident in which Arthur's fingers are paralyzed. Instead of playing at concerts he becomes a music teacher. He favors his student Dickie Morley's (Matthew "Stymie" Beard) classical musical preferences over his own son John's (William Washington), which tends towards modern swing.

Actors

Clarence Muse

(Arthur Williams)Stymie Beard

(Dickey Morley)Ruby Dandridge

(Dancer)Juanita Moore

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