29 Oct 1999
Music of the Heart
Story of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids.
The Violin Maker of Cremona
A contest is being held in Cremona for the best violin, with Giannina's hand in marriage as the prize. Filippo is secretly in love with her, but is also ashamed of being a cripple, so he switches his superior violin with that of another apprentice, Sandro, whom Giannina loves.
Top Billed Cast
Herbert Prior Taddeo Ferrari
Mary Pickford Giannina, Taddeo's Daughter
Owen Moore Sandro
David Miles Filippo, the Cripple
Harry Solter The Judge
Marion Leonard The Judge's Companion
Charles Avery Worker / In Crowd
Clara T. Bracy 
Arthur V. Johnson In Crowd
Violet Mersereau In Crowd
Anthony O'Sullivan Worker
John R. Cumpson In Crowd
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