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Humoresque (1920)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 11M

Director : Frank Borzage

Synopsis

Young Leon Kanter dreams of being a great violinist. His parents scrape up the money for a violin and for lessons, and Leon rewards them by becoming a great player. But as an adult, Leon finds that people want more from him than just music.

Actors

Gaston Glass
Gaston Glass
Leon Kantor (adult)
Vera Gordon
Vera Gordon
Mama Kantor
Alma Rubens
Alma Rubens
Gina Berg (formerly Minnie Ginsberg)
Dore Davidson
Dore Davidson
Abraham Kantor
Bobby Connelly
Bobby Connelly
Leon Kantor (child)
Helen Connelly
Helen Connelly
Esther Kantor (child)
Ann Wallack
Ann Wallack
Esther Kantor (adult) (as Ann Wallick)
Sidney Carlyle
Sidney Carlyle
Mannie Kantor
Joseph Cooper
Joseph Cooper
Isadore Kantor (child)
Maurice Levigne
Maurice Levigne
Isadore Kantor (adult)
Alfred Goldberg
Alfred Goldberg
Rudolph Kantor (child)
Edward Stanton
Edward Stanton
Rudolph Kator (adult)
Louis Stern
Louis Stern
Sol Ginsberg (as Louis Stearns)
Maurice Peckre
Maurice Peckre
Boris Kantor
Ruth Sabin
Ruth Sabin
Mrs. Isadore Kantor
Frank Mitchell
Frank Mitchell
Baby Kantor
Miriam Battista
Miriam Battista
Minnie Ginsberg

Crews

Frank Borzage
Frank Borzage
Director
Fannie Hurst
Fannie Hurst
Story
William LeBaron
William LeBaron
Writer
Frances Marion
Frances Marion
Writer
William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
Producer
Hugo Riesenfeld
Hugo Riesenfeld
Original Music Composer
Gilbert Warrenton
Gilbert Warrenton
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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