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The Witch's Fiddle

Gotta dance! A bewitched violin gets everyone's feet tapping.

Amateur film 1924 7 mins Silent

Overview

Possibly the first student film ever made, this tale of a magical instrument was shot by the newly formed Cambridge University Kinema Club. While the film is a daft comedy, its creators went on to careers straight from a thriller: director Peter Le Neve Foster spent years filming behind the Iron Curtain, his assistant director Cedric Belfrage was a suspected Russian spy, and Pembroke Stephens - the lovesick youth - was killed in 1937 while reporting on the Japanese invasion of China.

Director

Peter Le Neve Foster

Featuring

J.K. Bowden , Pembroke Stephens and Francis Padmore

Genres

Amateur film and Fantasy

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Subjects

Witchcraft

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