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.
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Gaston Glass as Leon Kantor (adult)
Vera Gordon as Mama Kantor
Alma Rubens as Gina Berg (formerly Minnie Ginsberg)
Dore Davidson as Abraham Kantor
Bobby Connelly as Leon Kantor (child)
Helen Connelly as Esther Kantor (child)
Ann Wallack as Esther Kantor (adult) (as Ann Wallick)
Sidney Carlyle as Mannie Kantor
Joseph Cooper as Isadore Kantor (child)
Maurice Levigne as Isadore Kantor (adult)
Alfred Goldberg as Rudolph Kantor (child)
Edward Stanton as Rudolph Kator (adult)
Louis Stern as Sol Ginsberg (as Louis Stearns)
Maurice Peckre as Boris Kantor
Ruth Sabin as Mrs. Isadore Kantor
Frank Mitchell as Baby Kantor
Frank Borzage Director
William LeBaron Writer
Frances Marion Writer
William Randolph Hearst Producer
Hugo Riesenfeld Original Music Composer
Gilbert Warrenton Director of Photography
Fannie Hurst Short Story
United States 29 May 1920
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