12594 Harper & Brothers Publishers New York, NY, U.S.A. 1920 Photoplay Edition 1920 L-U Pictorial Hard Cover Very Good Sepia tone paper pictorial cover. Volume is worn on the edges, some moisture stains on spine and rear panel. Puncture tear mid-spine. Now in protective cover. Hurst's novels and stories told tales of ordinary people, often women, in sentimental, florid, and occasionally overwritten prose. Their stylistic shortcomings notwithstanding, they were imbued with vitality and unmistakable touches of real life and close observation of places and characters. A number were turned into successful motion pictures, this one in 1920, was a silent film, the screenplay by Frances Marion, starring Gaston Glass, Vera Gordon and Alma Rubens. "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." The movie was remade in 1946 with John Garfield, Joan Crawford and Oscar Levant, the plot updated by Zachary Gold and Clifford Odet $35.00USD
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