Humoresque - (silent, b&w) (1920)

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Growing up in poverty in the Jewish Ghetto of New York, young Leon Kantor dreams of being a famous violinist. Discouraged by his father and laughed at by his friends, his only supporter is his loving mother. She prays for her son`s success at the synagogue every night.

Years later, the adult Leon plays to captive audiences all over the world, and his newfound fame is able to lift his family out of poverty. But rumblings of war begin in Europe, and the violinist feels the need to enlist. Tragically, he returns home from the battlefield with a paralyzed arm, destroying his ability to play the instrument he loves so dearly. Falling into a deep depression, this time even his mother`s prayers may not be enough to restore Leon`s faith.