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New York University (NYU)

The Wizard of the Strings

1985 27 min English
Wubly rating 6.0 IMDb rating 5.6
Music Documentary Musical

Profiles Roy Smeck, a former vaudeville star known as "The Wizard of the Strings" because of his virtuoso talents on the guitar, banjo, ukelele and Hawaiian guitar, and who is shown to be still active, in his mid-80s, teaching students and giving occasional public performances.

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Peter Friedman Director · Alan Edelstein Writer

United States release January 1, 1985 · Production Cinema Guild

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United States · January 1, 1985

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