Say Old Man Can You Play the Fiddle
Say Old Man Can You Play the Fiddle is one of the most talked-about movies released in 1973, attracting audiences with its cinematic storytelling and memorable performances.
Bess Lomax Hawes’s final film is a portrait of Earl Collins, one of the premier Southern fiddlers of his generation. Shot in a modest living room in Downey, California, the work features Collins performing several numbers along with his son, relating the history of his career, and showing off his family’s heirloom hand-carved fiddle.
