Old Time Grace (1927)

Harrogate College, Yorkshire. Intertitle reads: The Charleston, Black Bottom, and other movements of Modern Jazz, have not altogether killed the grace of the country Various country dances are performed by firstly a large group of women in white and pale dresses, then by a group of couples. The shots of the women dancers are taken from a high angle to give an impression of the patterns being made. One intertitle reads: Growing in this land of ours is a wide movement to bring back to English Girlhood the grace of the oldtime and another: Show us your Charleston Heebee Jeebees (or whatever name Jazz is adopting for the nonce) to compare with these healthy, graceful country dances say the leaders of the Killjoys Was item in Eve s Film Review issue 321. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSIN