The Violin Maker of Cremona

1909 American film

The Violin Maker of Cremona
Directed by	D. W. Griffith
Written by	Francois Coppee(story) Frank E. Woods
Produced by	Biograph Company
Starring	Herbert Prior Mary Pickford Owen Moore
Cinematography	G. W. Bitzer
Distributed by	Biograph Company
Release date	June 7, 1909
Running time	15 minutes (1 reel, release length 963 feet)^[1]
Country	USA
Language	Silent..English titles

Play film; runtime 00:12:19

The Violin Maker of Cremona is a 1909 silent film drama short directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Herbert Prior and Mary Pickford. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company.^[2]^[3]

The same story was filmed again in 1910 by Pathe.

Cast

Herbert Prior – Taddeo Ferrari
Mary Pickford – Giannina, Taddeo's Daughter
Owen Moore – Sandro
David Miles^[4] – Filippo, the Cripple
Harry Solter – The Judge
Marion Leonard – The Judge's Companion

Uncredited:

Charles Avery – Worker
Clara T. Bracy
John R. Cumpson
Arthur V. Johnson
Violet Mersereau
Anthony O'Sullivan
Mack Sennett

References

^ "The Violin Maker of Cremona", The Moving Picture World (New York, N.Y.), 5 June 1908, p. 743. Internet Archive, San Francisco. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ The Violin Maker of Cremona at silentera.com
^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: The Violin Maker of Cremona
^ David Miles photo & bio; per IMDb