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The Scar of Shame is a silent film shot in the winter of 1927 and released in April 1929. It is a silent film melodrama featuring black actors and was written for a predominantly black audience. It premiered from April 13–17, 1929 in the M&S Douglas Theatre in New York City.
May 15, 2022 · The Scar of Shame (Perugini, 1929) — High Quality 1080p. This is a fully high definition copy of Frank Perugini's race film, starring Harry Henderson and Ann Kennedy. I do not own the rights...
- 87 min
- 2174
- André Bourbeau
The Scar of Shame: Directed by Frank Peregini. With Harry Henderson, Norman Johnstone, Ann Kennedy, Lucia Lynn Moses. An educated, upscale young black musician marries a woman from a lower socioeconomic class to get her out of the clutches of her stepfather, who beats and abuses her.
- (448)
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Frank Peregini
- 1929-04-26
The Scar of Shame is now recognized as one of the best independent productions, black or white, of the silent era. Plot. Alvin marries Louise largely out of pity, to protect her from her drunken and abusive stepfather Spike and from the racketeer Eddie Black, who wants to make her the star attraction at his nightclub.
Jul 15, 2012 · An educated, upscale young black musician marries a woman from a lower socioeconomic class to get her out of the clutches of her stepfather, who beats and abuses...
- 76 min
- 38.8K
- maj1216
Synopsis. One afternoon at Mrs. Lucretia Green's high class boardinghouse, Alvin Hillyard, a struggling young composer, witnesses a drunken man abusing a young woman in the tenement yard next door.
Discussion with Samantha Sheppard, Ken Fox and Barbara Lupack. An educated, upscale black musician marries a woman from a lower socioeconomic class to get her out of the clutches of her abusive stepfather.
