The Old Violin (1914)

The Old Violin (1914) is a Kinetophone short produced by Edison, directed by Daniel Higham. The film features an elderly violinist reprimanding a young servant for playing ragtime music. Upon discovering the servant is an orphan with only an old violin left by his deceased mother, the violinist's perspective shifts. Recorded at Edison’s Bronx studio, the film is presumed lost, but the synchronized sound cylinder survives and is accessible.

Released Jan. 1, 1914 6 min None+

Genres: Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.synchronized-to-cylinder

Production Companies: Edison Manufacturing Company

Country: United States
Production Country: United States
Languages: No Language, English