The Violin of Monsieur

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The Violin of Monsieur
Directed by James Young
Written by William Addison Lathrop
Produced byVitagraph Company of America
Starring Clara Kimball Young
Distributed by General Film Company
Release date
  • August 1, 1914 (1914-08-01)
Running time
20 mins.
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..English titles

The Violin of Monsieur is a 1914 silent short film directed by James Young and starring his wife Clara Kimball Young. It was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and distributed by the General Film Company. [1] [2]

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References

  1. The Violin of Monsieur at silentera.com
  2. Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, p.28 c.1953 by Daniel Blum