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The Bond of Music

  • 1912
  • 12m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
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Oscar, a young lieutenant of the German army, is stopping in a French town getting information. He is passing as a young musician and lodging with Pierre Lenoir. He cultivates a great friend... Read allOscar, a young lieutenant of the German army, is stopping in a French town getting information. He is passing as a young musician and lodging with Pierre Lenoir. He cultivates a great friendship with Francois Vian, an old 'cellist, firstly because it helps carry out his disguise ... Read allOscar, a young lieutenant of the German army, is stopping in a French town getting information. He is passing as a young musician and lodging with Pierre Lenoir. He cultivates a great friendship with Francois Vian, an old 'cellist, firstly because it helps carry out his disguise and secondly, because he really is fond of music. He learns to like the old man very much.... Read all

  • Director
    • Charles Kent
  • Writer
    • W.A. Tremayne
  • Stars
    • Charles Kent
    • Earle Williams
    • William Shea
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    23
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Charles Kent
    • Writer
      • W.A. Tremayne
    • Stars
      • Charles Kent
      • Earle Williams
      • William Shea
    • 2User reviews
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    Charles Kent
    Charles Kent
    • Francois Vian - An Old Musician
    Earle Williams
    Earle Williams
    • Lt. Oscar Mulbach - A German Spy
    William Shea
    William Shea
    • Pierre le Noir - Vian's Neighbor
    Kate Price
    Kate Price
    • Bertha le Noir - Pierre's Sister
    Ralph Ince
    Ralph Ince
    • A German General
    Edwin R. Phillips
    Edwin R. Phillips
    • A German Infantry Officer
    Hal Wilson
    Hal Wilson
    • A Gendarme
    Frank Mason
    • A Gendarme
    • Director
      • Charles Kent
    • Writer
      • W.A. Tremayne
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    5boblipton

    The Lure of the Viola da Gamba

    France and Germany are at war! Even so musician Charles Kent doesn't care; he sits in his room, calmly playing music. When German spy Earle Williams seeks refuge, Kent lets him hide in his bedroom. Later, when the German troops march in and smash his viola, Kent finally resists and the Germans prepare to shoot him.

    Although this movie is nominally about "the bond of music", it offers a pretty rough view of German soldiers; in a few years, Griffith would show Prussian officer smashing violins as a savage indictment. Despite Kent's semi-comic portrayal of the musician, it seems more an indictment of German savagery than of war itself.

    A handsomely tinted print of this film can be seen on the Eye Institute site on Youtube.
    deickemeyer

    The military scenes are perfect

    Generally speaking, there are three things that art, if it fails to treat reverently, does so at its peril. These three are religion (anybody's religion), love and patriotism. In this picture, the "bond of music" and the love of a musician for his favorite pupil count more with the old master than his patriotic duty to his country. His pupil was a spy. It was just before the Franco-Prussian war. He helps this pupil to elude the authorities and in later scenes the pupil comes back at the head of an invading army which destroys the city. The picture, except for this weakness, if in this case it is one, is very well done, in fact is tremendous. The military scenes are perfect. The destruction of the city seems very real. - The Moving Picture World, September 14, 1912

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    • Release date
      • August 31, 1912 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Bond of Music; or, The Old Musician
    • Production company
      • Vitagraph Company of America
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    • Runtime
      12 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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