Ronald Frankau (1931)

Full titles read: Now another item from Ronald Frankau of Radio Film Fame. At the piano (title obscured by timecode. ) London (probably Pathe Studio). Ronald Frankau enters in familiar toff guise of top hat, tails and monocle. He throws his cigarette off camera, asking if someone can hold it until he s finished; it lands with a loud clang he says he always was a heavy smoker He says he always keeps his hat on because his hair is gloriously wavy, and he would rather get by on wit than on sex appeal; taking off his hat we see he is almost totally bald. He then sings a country boy song, wearing a scarf, scruffy wig and flat cap. The song is I m In Love With Susie, sung in a posh voice, despite the country boy costume and lyrics. At the end of the song he takes off his cap, then looks down to see it has turned into a huge hat (by a handy trick of the camera). With a bewildered expression he puts it on and walks off. He comes back without the wig, hat and scarf and introdu