Broken Fetters is a 1916 American silent drama film written and directed by Rex Ingram. Violet Mersereau played the lead role. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey where Universal Studios and other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century. Production Broken Fetters was produced by Bluebird Photoplays, one of the three brands of motion pictures then being released by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast Kittens Reichert as Mignon, as a child Violet Mersereau as Mignon, grown up Charles Francis as Kong Hee Earl Simmons as Bruce King Frank Smith as Foo Shai William Dyer as The Captain Paul Panzer as Carleton Demarest Isabel Patterson as Mrs. Demarest William Garwood as Lawrence Demarest Paddy Sullivan as Mike Guy Morville as The Detective Charles Fang as Chang References External links 1916 drama films 1916 films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Rex Ingram Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey Universal Pictures films 1910s American films