Variety Parade 3 4 (1940)
Variety Parade. A Squires Production. Part 3 4 spliced together (reels 1 2 missing). A man stands up after playing the harp (we do not see him doing so). Top shot of the back of an audience applauding and whistling. Master of Ceremonies speaks to the camera. Good Greyhound racing sequence. Dogs are walked past. People arrive at the track. Men study form. Scoreboard. Dogs led up to the start by girls. Bookmakers. Dogs put in traps. Dogs let out to run around the track. Crowds cheer. Some elderly women get quite excited. Canadian servicemen play ice hockey. Street scenes. Piccadilly. Shaftesbury Avenue. Rainbow Corner; two Military Policemen ( snowdrops ) stand outside. Boxing match. Servicemen watch. Billy Cobb ( ) boxer. Rainbow Club. Lots of American servicemen walking into the Rainbow Club. Wrestling match. The Rhythmeers play big band style music whilst men in uniform dance with girls in the Rainbow Club ballroom. Hostess finds partners for girls who are dancing t
|
|