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| First Prize for the Cello | |
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| Distributed by | Pathé |
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Running time | 3 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Languages | Silent film French (Original intertitles) |
First Prize for the Cello is a French silent comedy directed by an anonymous director and released in 1907. [1] [2]
A man walks along with a cello under his arm. He then sits down on a stool and proceeds to play it, very badly, while the neighbors proceed throw all manner of things at him to make him stop. At one point, a couch is thrown at him, but neither this nor any other projectile is a successful deterrent. At the end of the film, a girl comes up to him and gives him some flowers. The man then stops playing and walks off, happy that his talents have been recognized. [2]
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