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5. Charlie Chaplin Always Had A Violin On Set
Charlie Chaplin had a lifelong passion for music which began in childhood, when he taught himself to play the piano, cello, and violin, and ultimately ended up composing the scores to the vast majority of his own films.
Chaplin loved the violin in particular, even featuring himself playing it in several of his films - such as 1916's The Vagabond (pictured) and 1952's Limelight - while also always keeping one on-set to help establish the mood before shooting.
Chaplin famously played the violin for young Jackie Coogan on the set of his 1921 directorial debut The Kid, and it apparently wasn't a one off.
In the decades before film sets had massive stereo speaker systems which could pump sound throughout a set to get the cast in the zone, Chaplin achieved it with a more personal touch.