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The Broken Melody
(1896) England
B&W : 40 feet
Directed by Esme Collings

Cast: Auguste Van Biene [Paul Borinski], Mrs. Van Biene [Vera Borinski]

Esme Collings production. / Produced by Esme Collings. / From a play by James Tanner and Herbert Keane. / Released October 1896. / [?] 35mm spherical format? / One of approximately 30 short films produced in 1896 by Collings.

Drama.

Synopsis: A wife walks in on a scene between a female servant and her cellist husband.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 2 September 2018.

References: Gifford-British n. 00032; Perry-British p. 24 : Website-IMDb.