Drama · United States of America · 1909 · 12m

The Violin Maker of Cremona

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Director
D.W. Griffith
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
Crew
Frank E. Woods — Writer
Synopsis

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.

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Key Collaborators
D.W. Griffith Director Frank E. Woods Writer
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