The Violin Maker of Cremona

Unrated

6/7/190912m

Theatrical Release (US)

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.

Director:

D.W. Griffith

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

italy
violin
violin maker

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

Clara T. Bracy

~ as ~

Arthur V. Johnson

~ as ~

In Crowd

Violet Mersereau

~ as ~

In Crowd

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
5
Mary Pickford is the young "Giannina" who has a habit of lobbing flowers at her admirers. In this short film, two such lovestruck violin makers compete to win a gold chain - and her hand in marriage. What ensues is quite a fun exchange as the men try to trick each other for their prize, but the telling of the story is all over the shop. It is almost impossible to discern quite what is going on - indeed, D.W. Griffith appears to have little idea how to construct this in any fashion that holds our attention in any meaningful way: it's is like an over-long pantomime scene, comedic but shambolic - and not in a good way. Made in 1909 so one shouldn't expect the earth, but this is just a mess