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Mister Antonio (1929)
Antonio Camaradino, florist and street musician, befriends a man robbed of his overcoat and money in a disreputable bar. Tony recognizes the man as Jorny, mayor of Avalonia, a straitlaced town where Tony was once arrested for playing his hurdy-gurdy. After this meeting, Tony's travels take him again to Avalonia. Camped on the outskirts of town, he meets June Ramsey, a cousin of the mayor's wife, ejected from town by the mayor because his reelection campaign is jeopardized by her having been seen in a roadhouse. Under considerable pressure because he wishes to conceal his previous encounter with Tony from the opposition, Jorny returns Tony's favor by asking June's forgiveness and inviting her to return to Avalonia. June accepts his apologies; she then follows Tony, with whom she has fallen in love.
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Antonio Camaradino, florist and street musician, befriends a man robbed of his overcoat and money in a disreputable bar. Tony recognizes the man as Jorny, mayor of Avalonia, a straitlaced town where Tony was once arrested for playing his hurdy-gurdy. After this meeting, Tony's travels take him again to Avalonia. Camped on the outskirts of town, he meets June Ramsey, a cousin of the mayor's wife, ejected from town by the mayor because his reelection campaign is jeopardized by her having been seen in a roadhouse. Under considerable pressure because he wishes to conceal his previous encounter with Tony from the opposition, Jorny returns Tony's favor by asking June's forgiveness and inviting her to return to Avalonia. June accepts his apologies; she then follows Tony, with whom she has fallen in love.
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Genre:Comedy, Drama, Romance
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In Theaters:10/15/1929
Box Office:
Runtime:73 minutes
Studio:Tiffany-Stahl Productions
Cast
James Flood, Frank Reicher
Director
Leo Carrillo
Antonio Camaradino
Virginia Valli
June Ramsey
Gareth Hughes
Joe
Frank Reicher
Milton Jorny
Eugenie Besserer
Mrs. Jorny
Franklin Lewis
Earl Jorny
Francis Ford
Bit Role (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
Bit Role (uncredited)
Gus Leonard
Bit Role (uncredited)
Viola Louie
Bit Role (uncredited)
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