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The Scar of Shame (1929)

4.9 | Apr 13, 1929 (US) | Drama | 01:26
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An educated, upscale young black musician marries a woman from a lower socioeconomic class to get her out of the clutches of her stepfather.

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Harry Henderson
Alvin Hillyard
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Norman Johnstone
Eddie Blake
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Ann Kennedy
Lucretia Green
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Lucia Lynn Moses
Louise Howard
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William E. Pettus
'Spike' Howard
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Lawrence Chenault
Ralph Hathaway
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Pearl McCormack
Alice Hathaway

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