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| ~Humoresque~ 1920 |
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| ~Vera Gordon & Bobby Connelly~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Mama Kantor (Vera Gordon) is overjoyed when her young son Leon (Bobby Connelly) exhibits a
great talent for playing the violin. After years of practicing, the adult Leon (Gaston Glass) achieves
fame and success as a violinist, enabling him to move his family from the Jewish ghetto to
fashionable uptown quarters. He also proposes to his former childhood playmate, Minnie Ginsberg
(Alma Rubens), now known as Gina Berg. At the pinnacle of his career, war breaks out; Leon enlists
in the army and is sent to France where he right arm is seriously wounded. Convinced that he is
crippled permanently and will never be able to play again, Leon breaks his engagement to Gina.
Heartbroken, the girl faints and Leon, rushing to her side, scoops her up in his arms. Realizing that
his strength has returned, Leon reaches for the violin and begins to play again.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
great talent for playing the violin. After years of practicing, the adult Leon (Gaston Glass) achieves
fame and success as a violinist, enabling him to move his family from the Jewish ghetto to
fashionable uptown quarters. He also proposes to his former childhood playmate, Minnie Ginsberg
(Alma Rubens), now known as Gina Berg. At the pinnacle of his career, war breaks out; Leon enlists
in the army and is sent to France where he right arm is seriously wounded. Convinced that he is
crippled permanently and will never be able to play again, Leon breaks his engagement to Gina.
Heartbroken, the girl faints and Leon, rushing to her side, scoops her up in his arms. Realizing that
his strength has returned, Leon reaches for the violin and begins to play again.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
| Directed by: Frank Borzage Written by: William LeBaron Frances Marion Based on the story story "Humoresque" by Fannie Hurst in Cosmopolitan (Mar 1919). |
| ~Cast~ Gaston Glass ...Leon Kantor (adult) Vera Gordon ...Mama Kantor Alma Rubens ...Gina Berg (formerly Minnie Ginsberg) Dore Davidson ...Abraham Kantor Bobby Connelly ...Leon Kantor (child) Helen Connelly ...Esther Kantor (child) Ann Wallack ...Esther Kantor (adult) (as Ann Wallick) Sidney Carlyle ...Mannie Kantor Joseph Cooper ...Isadore Kantor (child) Maurice Levigne ...Isadore Kantor (adult) Alfred Goldberg ...Rudolph Kantor (child) Edward Stanton ...Rudolph Kator (adult) Louis Stern ...Sol Ginsberg (as Louis Stearns) Maurice Peckre ...Boris Kantor Ruth Sabin ...Mrs. Isadore Kantor Frank Mitchell ...Baby Kantor Miriam Battista ...Minnie Ginsberg |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Company: Cosmopolitan Productions Distribution Company: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Producer: William Randolph Hearst Original Music by: Hugo Riesenfeld Cinematography by: Gilbert Warrenton Length: 6 Reels Runtime: 60 Minutes Released: May 30, 1920 |
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