Vic Oliver (1935)

Titles read: Now Pathetone has pleasure in presenting The famous American Variety Star VIC OLIVER. London (probably Pathe studio). Variety star, comedian Vic Oliver walks onto the set and tells a joke about English hotel rooms, then says he got back to his room last night and found a big blonde girl in there. He was so angry he told her I don t know who you are but I ll give you just 24 hours to get out of my room Vic says he is going to play something on the violin for us, saying he is known as America s foremost exponent of the cat gut, and asks for someone to lend him one. No one comes forward Vic says Death takes a holiday . He then starts to sing O Sole Mio very badly, and a man comes on and hands him a violin. He introduces a number that he wrote himself after hearing it only four times, and says it is called I Don t Have To Look At The World Through Rosecoloured Glasses, Because My Eyes Are Naturally Bloodshot. After a crazy fanfare introduction, Vic plucks two stri