In "Captain Courageous" -- the 1930's version with Freddie Bartholomew
and Spencer Tracy --  Spencer portrays a Gloucester fisherman, and
throughout the film he plays a hurdy-gurdy (the player-violin type),
singing "Don't cry little fishy, don't cry don't cry".  There are many
good close shots of the instrument.

Karl Ellison
Salem, Massachusetts

 [ This is the ancient instrument which Christian Greinacher wrote
 [ about in MMDIgests 990217 & 990218.  -- Robbie