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The Unknown Violinist (1912)
Short | Drama, Short

The Unknown Violinist (1912)

Short | Drama, Short

The precious Cremona, owned by the old violin maker, is his model to equal which is his one ambition. Upon retiring for the night he locks it in the drawer of his cabinet with the same anxiety he would his own soul. He is not well asleep ...See moreThe precious Cremona, owned by the old violin maker, is his model to equal which is his one ambition. Upon retiring for the night he locks it in the drawer of his cabinet with the same anxiety he would his own soul. He is not well asleep when a poverty-stricken violinist of former fame breaks into the shop, forces open the cabinet and takes out the violin. At once he thinks of his achievements in concert and his greatness in public. As he clasps the Cremona to his bosom he sees pasted on the wall an announcement of a violin contest to be held the following evening. He steals the coveted instrument and, in all his rags and tatters, appears as a participant in the contest. His skill and all the spirit of his being is thrown into the great Cremona and amid the applause and bravos of the audience, he is presented with the first prize, a magnificent sliver cup. His heart is filled with rejoicing and gladness. At midnight he returns to the violin-maker's shop. Finding the place in darkness he steals in and leaves the violin, with the silver trophy, to pay for the use of the Cremona, on the violin maker's bench, where the old musician finds it the next morning, his joy is unbounded, but imagine his astonishment when he beholds the silver emblem, inscribed as the first prize, won by the unknown violinist. He understands what it means and more fully values his possession. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Charles Kent An Old Musician An Old Musician See fewer	As You Like It (1912)
Leo Delaney A Vagabond Violinist A Vagabond Violinist See fewer	As You Like It (1912)
John Bunny Actor Actor See fewer	Her Old Sweetheart (1912)
William Shea Actor Actor See fewer	Davy Jones' Parrot (1910)
Hal Wilson Actor Actor See fewer	Sundown (1924)