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The Scar of Shame (1929)

The Scar of Shame (1929)

Drama
Release Date: 1929, April 13
Directors: Frank Perugini
Countries: United States of America
Production: Colored Players Film Corporation
Cast: Lucia Lynn Moses, William E. Pettus, Lawrence Chenault, Harry Henderson, Norman Johnstone, Ann Kennedy, Pearl McCormack

Overview:

An educated, upscale young black musician marries a woman from a lower socioeconomic class to get her out of the clutches of her stepfather.

Keywords:

african american prison escape class differences mother son relationship framed for a crime abusive stepfather silent film melodrama sexual exploitation piano player caste sleazy pimp marriage contract