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Mechanical Music in the Movies
By Lee Rothrock

Here's an old German film with a Glockenspiel clock performance at
about time 1:20 -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJA7pOTy-JE
Attachment thumbnail So far we've learned that the melody is "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" (A girl or a woman) from Mozart's "The Magic Flute". Now -- and this is a long shot! -- German readers, take note! Does anyone know where this animated clock is located? Lee Rothrock [ "The Broken Jug" (German: "Der zerbrochene Krug") is a 1937 German [ historical comedy film starring Emil Jannings. -- Robbie

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