Mary Pickford Season: FD Cinematheque

The Violin Maker of Cremona (1909)

Director: D W Griffith

Cast: Herbert Prior, Mary Pickford, Owen Moore, David Miles, Harry Solter, Marion Leonard, Charles Avery, Mack Sennett

D W Griffith

The Violin Maker of Cremona is an American silent short film made in 1909  and directed by DW Griffith . This is Pickford’s first fully credited film. However, it is presently still unclear whether she had extras roles in previous Biograph films.

Story

Cremona held a competition on the best violin. If you win this game, you may marry the beautiful Gianinna. Two people start fighting for her hand.

Cast 

Actor	Role
Mary Pickford	Giannina
Herbert Prior	Taddeo Ferrari
Owen Moore	Sandro
David Miles	Filippo
Charles Avery	Worker
Arthur V. Johnson	Man in Audience
Anthony O’Sullivan	Worker
Mack Sennett	Man in Audience