The Violin Maker of Cremona

The Violin Maker of Cremona

12 mins | Drama | June 7, 1909

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.

The Violin Maker of Cremona

12 mins | Drama | June 7, 1909

The Violin Maker of Cremona
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.
IMDb rating 4.9
Producers American Mutoscope & Biograph
Original title The Violin Maker of Cremona
Directors D.W. Griffith
Writers Frank E. Woods

Cast

Herbert Prior

as Taddeo Ferrari

Mary Pickford

as Giannina, Taddeo's Daughter

Owen Moore

as Sandro

David Miles

as Filippo, the Cripple

Harry Solter

as The Judge

Marion Leonard

as The Judge's Companion

Charles Avery

as Worker / In Crowd

Arthur V. Johnson

as In Crowd

Violet Mersereau

as In Crowd

Anthony O'Sullivan

as Worker

Mack Sennett

as In Crowd

John R. Cumpson

as In Crowd