

At the Italian boarding house the male boarders were all smitten with the charms of Minnie, the landlady's pretty daughter, but she was of a poetic turn of mind and her soul soared above plebeianism and her aspirations were romantic. Most persistent among her suitors was Grigo, a coarse Sicilian, whose advances were odiously repulsive. The arrival at the boarding house from the old country of Giuseppe Cassella, the violinist, filled the void in her yearning heart. Romantic, poetic and a talented musician, Giuseppe was indeed a desirable husband for Minnie.
Directed by D.W. Griffith
User score
5 votes
Released
February 25, 1909
11m
No Language

Marion Leonard
Minnie, the Daughter

David Miles
Father

Charles Inslee
Grigo, the Suitor

Barry O'Moore
Giuseppe Cassella
Anita Hendrie
Mother

Dorothy West
Minnie's Friend / Dinner Guest

Linda Arvidson

Clara T. Bracy

Kate Bruce

George Gebhardt
Dinner Guest
Charles Gorman

D.W. Griffith

Robert Harron
On Street

Arthur V. Johnson
Policeman

Florence Lawrence
Girl at Wedding

John R. Cumpson
Dinner Guest

Charles Hill Mailes

Herbert Prior
Priest

Mack Sennett
Policeman / Dinner Guest

Harry Solter
Man on Street