A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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The Music Master
(1908) United States of America
B&W : [?] Split-reel? / [?] 430 or 500? feet
Directed by Wallace McCutcheon (Sr.)

Cast: Lawrence Griffith (D.W. Griffith)

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Scenario by D.W. Griffith. Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / No copyright registration. Released 6 May 1908. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film features an early example of mood lighting.

[?] Drama?

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 18 March 2012.

References: Barry-Griffith p. 9; Niver-First p. 148; Usai-Griffith-1 pp. 27-28 : Website-AFI.