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Humoresque (1920)

| Drama | 30 May 1920 (USA)
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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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Frank Borzage

Writers:

Fannie Hurst (story), Frances Marion (scenario)

Stars:

Gaston Glass, Vera Gordon, Alma Rubens | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gaston Glass ... Leon Kantor (adult)
Vera Gordon ... Mama Kantor
Alma Rubens ... Gina Berg (formerly Minnie Ginsberg)
Dore Davidson Dore Davidson ... Abraham Kantor
Bobby Connelly ... Leon Kantor (child)
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
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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. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>

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Country:

USA

Release Date:

30 May 1920 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Humoreszk See more »

Filming Locations:

Cosmopolitan-International Studios - 127th Street, East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cosmopolitan Productions,Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Fannie Hurst later adapted her story Humoresque into a play which premiered on Broadway on February 27, 1923, at the Vanderbilt Theatre and ran for 32 performances. Laurette Taylor played the leading role and the production was staged by J. Hartley Manners (then-husband of Laurette Taylor). See more »

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God Always Hears a Mother's Prayers
6 October 2017 | by Richard Chatten – See all my reviews

Based on a story by Fannie Hurst, 'Humoresque' paved the way to later, far better films by director Frank Borzage.

To audiences fated to be forever trapped in the squalid tenements so vividly evoked by cameraman Gilbert Warrenton in the film's first third, while nursing family members with life-changing injuries suffered in the Great War, the release from such temporary set-backs experienced by the Kantor family would have provided much-needed - if temporary - solace, and 'Humoresque' in 1920 was a big hit.
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