The Violin Maker of Cremona(1909)

movie - first aired/released 1909-06-07 - 12 min - audience 4.6

Drama

Directed by D.W. Griffith

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.