Wizard Of The Strings
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Tells about vaudeville performer Roy Smeck, known as the 'Wizard of the Strings'. Demonstrates how Smeck remains active at age 84 by teaching students and giving occasional public performances. Includes excerpts from Smeck's Vitaphone shorts, footage from contemporary concert performances, reminiscences by Smeck and his wife, and interviews with Gene Autry, Arthur Tracy, Mel Bay, and Bennie 'King' Nawahi. Directed by Peter Friedman.
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- A-V Online (National Information Center for Educational Media). CD-ROM database of educational and documentary media, compiled and maintained by the National Information Center for Educational Media (NICEM). — title, year, length, format, description
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — sound, catalog record
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