The Violin Maker of Cremona

Jun 7, 1909

0h 12m

★ 4.6

Overview

A contest is being held in Cremona for the best violin, with Giannina's hand in marriage as the prize. Filippo is secretly in love with her, but is also ashamed of being a cripple, so he switches his superior violin with that of another apprentice, Sandro, whom Giannina loves.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

American Mutoscope & Biograph

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Cast

Taddeo Ferrari

Herbert Prior

Giannina, Taddeo's Daughter

Mary Pickford

Sandro

Owen Moore

Filippo, the Cripple

David Miles

The Judge

Harry Solter

The Judge's Companion

Marion Leonard

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Charles Avery

Clara T. Bracy

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Arthur V. Johnson

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Violet Mersereau

Worker

Anthony O'Sullivan

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