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The Violin Maker of Cremona
(1909) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 963 feet
Directed by D.W. Griffith

Cast: Herbert Prior, Mary Pickford, Owen Moore, David Miles, Mack Sennett

Biograph Company production; distributed by Biograph Company. / From the play Le luthief de Crémone by Françoise Coppée. Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 9 June 1909 by Biograph Company [H128159]. Released 7 June 1909. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Biograph release number 3575. The Biograph ‘AB’ logo is seen in several scenes.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive [35mm positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 14 October 2011.

References: Bardèche-History p. 62; Barry-Griffith pp. 14, 41; Blum-Silent pp. 13, 14; Bondanella-Hollywood p. 21; Eyman-Pickford pp. 41, 49, 323; Shipman-Cinema p. 42; Spehr-American p. 4 : Website-AFI; Website-Legacy.

Home video: DVD.