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                |  | Arthur V. Johnson and Marion Leonard. Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.
 
 |  The Voice of the Violin
 (1909) United States of America
 B&W : One reel / 978 feet
 Directed by D.W. Griffith
 Cast: Arthur V. Johnson [Von Schmitt], Marion Leonard [Helen Walker], David Miles [the radical leader], Anita Hendrie [Helen’s maid], Mack Sennett, John R. Cumpson, Dorothy West American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by Arthur Marvin and G.W. Bitzer. / © 17 March 1909 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H124289]. Released 18 March 1909. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot on 19 and 23 February 1909. Drama. Survival status: Prints exist in the George Eastman Museum film archive [35mm positive, 35mm preservation negative]; and in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive]. Current rights holder: Public domain [USA]. Keywords: Anarchists - Musical instruments: Violins Listing updated: 8 March 2011. References: Barry-Griffith p. 41; Everson-American p. 48; Sloan-Loud pp. 50, 152; Spehr-American p. 4 : Website-AFI; Website-GEM. Home video: DVD. |