Lightening Fingers (1933)
No titles. Pathe Studio, London. C, U of comedian Ronald Frankau wearing a monocle and false moustache (no hat, just bald head). He tells a joke about a man who said to another man You re the beast who stole the affections of my wife . Ronald makes a camp gesture of smoothing his eyebrow and says effeminately, I beg your pardon . The first man says I beg yours. (Good illustration of subtle homosexual joke ) Ronald introduces the next act accordion player Ernesto Jaconelli. Various shots of 15yearold Ernesto Jaconelli playing his sparkly accordion for a group of small children. One holds her hands over her ears. The fast tune is the Lightning Cavalry (or Light Cavalry Overture ). Brief shots intercut show cavalrymen riding along a country road (United States of America ). Duplicates exist in Turns Can 2 and Pictorial Revue see separate records for details. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUME
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