07-04-2018, 1:31pm
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Originally Posted by Stevedore
OK, I'll admit the resemblance, but he has far more talent than I.  |
in reality... the kid actor (Billy Redden) in the movie couldn't play... nor was he capable of faking it.
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Originally Posted by wiki-per
Redden could not actually play the banjo and the director thought his hand movements looked unconvincing. A local musician, Mike Addis, was brought in to depict the movement of the boy's left hand. Addis hid behind Redden, with his left arm in Redden's shirt sleeve. Careful camera angles kept Addis out of frame and completed the illusion.
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