The Violin Maker of Cremona
1909•12m•4.6•Released
Drama
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.
Director
D.W. Griffith
Writer
Frank E. Woods
Languages
No Language
Studio
Biograph Company
Cast
Herbert Prior
Taddeo Ferrari
Mary Pickford
Giannina, Taddeo's Daughter
Owen Moore
Sandro
David Miles
Filippo, the Cripple
Harry Solter
The Judge
Marion Leonard
The Judge's Companion
Charles Avery
Worker / In Crowd
Clara T. Bracy
Arthur V. Johnson
In Crowd
Violet Mersereau
In Crowd
Anthony O'Sullivan
Worker
Mack Sennett
In Crowd
John R. Cumpson
In Crowd
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