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The Violin Maker (1915)

The Violin Maker poster
Directed by
Lon Chaney
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A violin maker named Pedro faces a moment of intense emotion that leads him to smash his own instrument. The film follows his personal struggle and the consequences of his actions.

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What happens

The Violin Maker is a 1915 American short silent drama film directed by Lon Chaney, written by Milton M. Moore and starring Lon Chaney and Gretchen Lederer. The film is now considered to be lost. A still exists showing Chaney as "Pedro" smashing the violin (see Plot). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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