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The Little Maestro

The Little Maestro

1937Short⏱️ 11mApproved
ShortComedyDramaMusical
⭐ 5.5
IMDB Rating
167 votes

A pint-sized violinist is befriended by a music-loving chef who gets him a job in a ritzy night club. Trying to play, he disrupts a sleek dance team and a baritone, becoming the hit of the show with his musical tricks.

Director
Joseph Sherman
Writers
N/A
Stars
Jerry Bergen, Billy Gray, Adia Kuznetzoff
Release Date
March 27, 1937
Language
English
Country
United States
πŸ’¬ 5
Reviews
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

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Jerry Bergen
as Professor
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Billy Gray
as Emcee
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Adia Kuznetzoff
as Carlos
James Nolan
James Nolan
as Singer
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The Theodores
as The Dancing Theodores
Richard Tucker
Richard Tucker
as Manager

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

🏷️ Keywords

one reelerviolindance team1930schef

🎯 Categories

ComedyDramaMusicalShort

⭐ Featured Review

got me with the dog
by SnoopyStyle β€’ 2025-07-28
7/10

"A starving diminutive man with a violin case goes into a restaurant kitchen to steal some food. The chef catches him. As he is about to throw the small man out, he notices the violin case. He is all too happy to feed an artist. The tiny violinist is brought up to the stage as the Professor. The MC opens the violin case to find everything but a violin. This doesn't stop him from performing. This is alright for most of it. It feels like a good enough musical filler. Ultimately, this got me with the dog. It's manipulative and very sweet...."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Included on a DVD edition of Captains Courageous (1937).

πŸ“– Synopsis

A pint-sized violinist is befriended by a music-loving chef who gets him a job in a ritzy night club. Trying to play, he disrupts a sleek dance team and a baritone, becoming the hit of the show with his musical tricks.