''First Prize for the Cello ''is a French silent

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directed by an anonymous director and released in 1907.

Plot

A man walks along with a

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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

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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.

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* * 1907 films French silent short films French black-and-white films French comedy films 1907 comedy films Silent comedy films 1900s French films {{1900s-France-film-stub

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