Pathetone Parade Of 1941 Reel 4 (1932 1941)

Pathetone Parade of 1941 Reel 4. Compere, comedian Ronald Frankau stands at the bar and gives us a lively introduction to someone he can t remember the name of He eventually remembers it s Jack Jackson of the Mayfair and Dorchester Hotels. C, U of Jack Jackson, telling us he s going to give us some lessons in conducting an orchestra. He gives us some humorous pointers, then the band starts to play an overture. They won t let Jack give us any more of the lesson as they keep playing sections of the piece. Jack gives up in the end and they play a brief but fast tune. Music could be You ve Got To Make Those People Sway or Parade of the Toys. (This is missing item from PT 428. ) Frankau reappears and introduces Jeanne de Casalis. We see the comedienne in the character of Mrs Feather sitting at a table in the studio, wearing a fabulous feathersleeved gown. She speaks on the phone to her butcher and asks for something special for her husband who has been feeling seedy and on the nerve of a v