The Pianist's Revenge

Ian Hawthorne, adopted son, breaks with parents. Returning to the Hawthorne family, he is plotted against, crippled to prevent The Arts Examination. He rises, wins top prize, plots revenge. The Hawthornes coerce his fiancée into framing him, but he turns the tables: his fiancée switches sides, the tycoon reveals his identity, a thug's testimony confirms their deeds. The Hawthornes are imprisoned. The malicious adopted son's murder attempt is thwarted. Ian completes revenge.