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JESSE CRAWFORD

Jesse Crawford (1933)

American organist Jesse Crawford is interviewed and plays a ballad we can sing...

GERRY, LEE AND LEN

Gerry, Lee And Len (1933)

The three Crazy Musicians perform 'Ziegenweisen'.

EIGHT PIANO RHAPSODY

Eight Piano Rhapsody (1933)

Good footage of the Eight Piano Rhapsody at the Carlton Cinema, Islington,...

TIBET THE MYSTERIOUS - NO 2

Tibet The Mysterious - No 2 (1934)

A look at the villages and temples of Tibet.

GERALDO AND HIS SWEET MUSIC

Geraldo And His Sweet Music (1934)

Geraldo and his orchestra play 'One Morning In May'.

LILLIPUT TOWN!

Lilliput Town! (1934)

A small town in Vienna's fairground is inhabited by midgets.

PATRICIA ROSSBOROUGH

Patricia Rossborough (1934)

Pianist Patricia Rossborough plays 'Melody in F', accompanied by Sydney Kyte...

 

 

AL BOWLLY

Al Bowlly (1934)

The famous radio star Al Bowlly sings 'The Very Thought of You.'

CHARLIE

Charlie (1934)

Charlie, '14-year-old' xylophone player, looks like he could be a bit older than that!

MANTOVANI

Mantovani (1934)

Mantovani and his Tipica orchestra play 'Reginella'.

ROBERT NAYLOR

Robert Naylor (1934)

Good footage of the tenor Robert Naylor singing 'For Love of You'.

THE KITCHEN BAND!

The Kitchen Band! (1929)

Cute film showing musicians playing a variety of instruments made from kitchen...

SOMETHING FOR THE YOUNGSTERS - THE DOLLS COME TO LIFE

Something For The Youngsters - The Dolls Come To Life (1929)

Pierrot puppets are made to dance -...

THE MOTORCYCLE BAND

The Motorcycle Band (1927)

Stunt riders perform various tricks - some of them play instruments whilst...

CIRCUS MOMENTS

Circus Moments (1929)

Circus acts - performing horses, acrobats, trapeze artists etc.

WALFORD HYDEN'S CIGANSKIES

Walford Hyden's Ciganskies (1935)

Good footage of the Walford Hyden's Ciganskies singing.

DON SESTA

Don Sesta (1935)

Good footage of the musician and Don Sesta with his band.

MAURICE IGOR AND HIS NOMAD ORCHESTRA

Maurice Igor And His Nomad Orchestra (1935)

Maurice Igor and his Nomad Orchestra play a traditional...

MUSIC HATH CHARMS...

Music Hath Charms... (1931)

Musicians play to animals in zoo enclosures - some of the animals appear to...

BILLY MILTON

Billy Milton (1936)

Billy Milton plays the piano and sings his own composition "No Thrill."

OUTSIDE THE BIG TOP

Outside The Big Top (1936)

Rehearsals for the circus include animals playing instruments and men...

A CAUCASIAN CAMEO

A Caucasian Cameo (1936)

A look at lovely scenery and traditional dancing in Caucasus, which is between...

HILL BILLIES

Hill Billies (1936)

The Hill Billies (Ted, Ezra, Ben and Lefty) sing and play in the studio.

JACK SIMPSON AND HIS TANGO BAND

Jack Simpson And His Tango Band (1936)

Jack Simpson and his Tango Band perform "Marilou".

LOUIS ALMAER - IN A PERSIAN MARKET

Louis Almaer - In A Persian Market (1936)

Louis Almaer plays "In a Persian Market" on his...

DON GALVAN, THE MEXICAN TROUBADOUR aka DON CALVAN

Don Galvan, The Mexican Troubadour AKA Don Calvan (1936)

Mexican troubadour Don Galvan plays...

ART GREGORY AND HIS BAND

Art Gregory And His Band (1936)

Art Gregory and his band perform "Nagasaki".

FIORENTIS GAUCHOS

Fiorentis Gauchos (1936)

Fiorenti's Gauchos play "Two Guitars" at the Cossack "Blue Room" in London.

JACK HART AND HIS BAND

Jack Hart And His Band (1936)

Jack Hart and his band play, sing and make jokes in the studio.

BILLY BISSETT AND BAND

Billy Bissett And Band (1936)

Big band jazz from Billy Bissett and his famous Canadian Band.

HAL YATES

Hal Yates (1937)

Hal Yates performs love songs - 'Serenade of the Night' and 'Let's Grow Old Together' -...

DOREEN

Doreen (1937)

The Royal Command Xylophonist, Doreen, plays (what sounds like) 'Swanee River'.

STANELLI

Stanelli (1937)

Stanelli does impersonations with his violin, while his incompetent sidekick, Jim Emery,...

CAPT. L. STRELSKY aka CAPTAIN A. STRELSKY

Capt. L. Strelsky AKA Captain A. Strelsky (1937)

Captain A. Strelsky and his Cossack Orchestra play...

MANTOVANI on sleeve as MONTOVANI

Mantovani On Sleeve As Montovani (1937)

Mantovani and his dance orchestra play a jazz tune called the...

DON GALVAN aka DON CALVAN

Don Galvan AKA Don Calvan (1937)

Mexican troubadour Don Galvan sings "I Once Had a Heart".

BROOKINS AND VAN

Brookins And Van (1937)

Black comedy stars Brookins and Van have a little comedy banter before...

THE PETS POW WOW

The Pets POW Wow (1937)

Cats and dogs are friends, and the dog plays the piano on a farm in America...

GLASS MUSIC

Glass Music (1937)

Novelty variety act - Bruno Hoffman plays tune on wine glasses.

MUSICAL NONSENSE!

Musical Nonsense! (1937)

Unlikely duet of plump Al Verdi and glamorous Thelma Lee perform song 'Dinah'...

FINGER MUSIC

Finger Music (1937)

Tarrant Bailey Jnr plays the banjo - no soundtrack, unfortunately.

MORETON AND KAYE

Moreton And Kaye (1938)

Pianists Ivor Moreton and Dave Kaye play 'Peter Pan'.

GYPSY NINA

Gypsy Nina (1938)

Gypsy Nina sings 'The Waltz of the Gypsies' and plays a sparkly accordion.

TWO PIANOS IN HARMONY RENE POUGNET AND CLIVE RICHARDSON

Two Pianos In Harmony Rene Pougnet And Clive Richardson (1938)

Rene Pougnet and Clive Richardson...

REGINALD FOORT WITH HIS NEW WONDER ORGAN

Reginald Foort With His New Wonder Organ (1939)

Reginald Foort shows off the power of his new organ.

TOLLEFSEN AND HIS MUSIC aka TOLLEFSON

Tollefsen And His Music AKA Tollefson (1939)

Accordionist Toralf Tollefsen (Tollefson) plays...

JOE TERMINI

Joe Termini (1939)

Comedian Joe Termini plays the violin and banjo and does some funny business along the...

VANCOUVER BOYS' BAND

Vancouver Boys' Band (1939)

The Vancouver Boys' Band plays a march in the Pathe Studio on a visit to...

TUNING THE GIANT!

Tuning The Giant! (1939)

An enormous pipe organ in Sydney's Town Hall is retuned to standard pitch.

FELIX MENDELSSOHN'S HAWAIIAN SERENADERS

Felix Mendelssohn's Hawaiian Serenaders (1939)

Felix Mendelssohn's Hawaiian Serenaders play 'Song of...