The Coconut Grove Cabaret Time After Midnight (1937)
Soundtrack is currently missing for this item. Titles read: Now Pathetone is taking you over to one of London s famous night Rendezvous THE COCONUT GROVE for Cabaret Time after Midnight . London. Various shots at the Coconut Grove showing elegant people sitting at tables and dancing. Paperwork says it is Balalaika Night Balalaika was a current west end show. Two women holding cigarettes saunter into the club; their gentleman escort signs the membership book ( ) then follows them in. Stars of the day are seen at tables, including composer George Posford, author Eric Maschwitz (who wrote Balalaika ), Walford Hyden (of Cafe Colette fame, according to paperwork), and dancer Cleo Nordi. A man hides behind a paper fan to escape the camera. The Viennese Singing Sisters do their act on the dance floor alas, no soundtrack Five pretty girls in long satin gowns sing; another plays the piano. It looks like quite a good act no mention in paperwork of what their song is. Then we see the
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