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The Blind Fiddler (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

The Blind Fiddler (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

There was none in all Ireland could make music like Old Pat. When the old folks heard him the tears ran down their cheeks with thinking of the good times that would no more come to them, and when the young ones heard him, there was never a...See moreThere was none in all Ireland could make music like Old Pat. When the old folks heard him the tears ran down their cheeks with thinking of the good times that would no more come to them, and when the young ones heard him, there was never a one but smiled and thought of wine and love and rare times to come. But most of all, Pat loved to play for the children, for when they heard his music, they laughed and danced for no reason and no thought save that they were happy and the world was good. Sometimes Old Pat would steal off into the forest and play into the night. And while he played the fairies would come creeping out of the trees and flowers where they were hiding and dance. One night, it happened that the queen of the fairies herself came and danced to Pat's music, and so pleased was she that she offered to give Pat any wish his heart desired. Now Pat was blind, and when he heard her words the first thought struck him was that he'd like to be having his sight again, and so he wished, and before the words had left his mouth, there he stood with his eyes open, seeing as well as any other man in the world. So Pat went home with his heart like to jump from his mouth with joy. But before he got there, some of the happiness had gone out of his head entirely. For, if he saw the trees rustling in the wind, and the grass waving under the sky, he saw also ugly things: a hawk killing a sparrow and a young lad beating a dog. But when he reached home was worst of all, for he saw that his wife whom his foolish heart had painted as lovely as a queen of old time, was wrinkled, old, and ugly. And when Pat tried to play his fiddle, never a tune would come from it, for sure it is a man can do no good thing unless there is happiness and love in his heart. So Pat sought out the fairy again, and begged her to give the comfortable darkness back to him. And the very instant when she did, the music sprang from Pat's fiddle and the little children came and laughed and sang about him. Sure now, doesn't that all go to prove that contentment is the best thing in life? Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Viola Dana The Fairy The Fairy See fewer	Two Sisters (1929)
Bigelow Cooper Pat - The Old Blind Fiddler Pat - The Old Blind Fiddler See fewer	Vanity Fair (1915)
Margaret McWade The Fiddler's Wife The Fiddler's Wife See fewer	The Lost World (1925)
Marjorie Ellison Actress Actress See fewer	The Man Who Disappeared (1914)
Marc McDermott Actor Actor See fewer	He Who Gets Slapped (1924)