The Scar of Shame

Apr 13, 1929

1h 26m

★ 4.9

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Colored Players Film Corporation

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Cast

Alvin Hillyard

Harry Henderson

Eddie Blake

Norman Johnstone

Lucretia Green

Ann Kennedy

Louise Howard

Lucia Lynn Moses

'Spike' Howard

William E. Pettus

Ralph Hathaway

Lawrence Chenault

Alice Hathaway

Pearl McCormack

After years of hospitalization for alcoholism, a techno musician makes her son swear to never let her spend the rest of her life in an institution. When her doctors diagnose her with permanent brain damage, 20-year-old Adam, who is deaf and completely on his own, must decide whether to break his promise or help her die...

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