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LET'S GO GAY!

Let's Go Gay! (1936)

Great footage of guests and acts at the 'Lights Out' Ball at Covent Garden Opera...

ARTHUR WILLIAMS

Arthur Williams (1936)

Welsh tenor Arthur Williams sings 'My Little Welsh Home' in the studio.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 68

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 68 (1936)

French army drummers, woman coal heaver and...

FREDDIE BAMBERGER

Freddie Bamberger (1936)

Great footage of pianist Freddie Bamberger playing two ballads - one with the...

PHILIP RIDGEWAY

Philip Ridgeway (1936)

Radio broadcaster Philip Ridgeway, singer Irene and Jean Melville entertain us...

TREFOR JONES

Trefor Jones (1936)

Tenor Trefor Jones sings 'Shine Through My Dreams' in the studio.

WEBSTER BOOTH

Webster Booth (1936)

Tenor Webster Booth sings the ballad 'The World Is Mine Tonight' in the studio.

 

 

KANAVA!

Kanava! (1936)

Great traditional dancing by soldiers of the Red Army in Russia.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 76

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 76 (1936)

A girl with a pet rabbit and ferret, baby hippo...

THE RHYTHM SISTERS

The Rhythm Sisters (1936)

Harmony singing trio The Rhythm Sisters perform 'Weather Man' in the studio.

RUDY STARITA AND HIS NEW OCTARIMBA

Rudy Starita And His New Octarimba (1936)

Rudy Starita plays some old tunes on his new instrument,...

THE FIVE SHERRY BROTHERS BROS issue title PLAY-TIMING

The Five Sherry Brothers Bros Issue Title Play-Timing (1936)

The Five Sherry Brothers show off...

PAULINE WARD issue title DIPS INTO COMEDY

Pauline Ward Issue Title Dips Into Comedy (1936)

Pauline Ward does a fast Cossack-style dance...

BENNETT AND WILLIAMS issue title DIPS INTO COMEDY

Bennett And Williams Issue Title Dips Into Comedy (1936)

Comedians Bennett and Williams entertain...

BASIL issue title WAGGERS AND JOKERS

Basil Issue Title Waggers And Jokers (1936)

Very funny item where a man called Basil plays a tune on...

JEAN REMA issue title FROM MISSES TO MERSON

Jean Rema Issue Title From Misses To Merson (1936)

Jean Rema performs a tap dancing routine in...

BILLY MERSON issue title FROM MISSES TO MERSON

Billy Merson Issue Title From Misses To Merson (1936)

Comedian Billy Merson performs comic songs -...

MAN PLAYING GUN issue title is FIRE, FINCH AND FUN

Man Playing Gun Issue Title Is Fire, Finch And Fun (1936)

Musician Freddie Finch puts mouth piece...

CARSON AND SISTERS aka THE CARSON SISTERS issue title is FIRE, FINCH AND FUN

Carson And Sisters AKA The Carson Sisters Issue Title Is Fire, Finch And Fun (1936)

Glamorous...

LEDOR AND UTHONIUM aka LEADER AND ETHONIUM issue title reads HOMES TO HURD

Ledor And Uthonium AKA Leader And Ethonium Issue Title Reads Homes To Hurd (1936)

Andre Ledor...

NOLA REID aka NOLA REED issue title AIRS - OPEN AND MUSICAL

Nola Reid AKA Nola Reed Issue Title Airs - Open And Musical (1936)

Australian cabaret dancer,...

LESLIE HUTCHINSON issue title AIRS - OPEN AND MUSICAL

Leslie Hutchinson Issue Title Airs - Open And Musical (1936)

Popular Black British artist, Leslie...

BERNARD MONSHIN issue title is COCKLES TO CHUCKLES

Bernard Monshin Issue Title Is Cockles To Chuckles (1936)

Bernard Monshin and his Rio Tango Band...

CLEMSON AND VALERIE issue title is JANE TO JOLLITY

Clemson And Valerie Issue Title Is Jane To Jollity (1936)

Dancers- Clemson and Valerie - perform...

FRANK WALKER BAND

Frank Walker Band (1936)

Frank Walker Band playing 'Rhapsody of a Motor Car'.

MARY AND PERCY HONRI issue title is JANE TO JOLLITY

Mary And Percy Honri Issue Title Is Jane To Jollity (1936)

Percy Honri and his daughter Mary...

BLAZE AWAY

Blaze Away (1936)

Raymond's Banjo Band playing 'Blaze Away'.

THREE AUSTRALIAN BOYS

Three Australian Boys (1936)

Three Australian boys singing and playing.

DENISE VANE

Denise Vane (1936)

A girl contortionist Denise Vane performs for the camera.

CECIL HARRINGTON aka CECIL HARINGAY

Cecil Harrington AKA Cecil Haringay (1936)

Cecil Harrington - includes playing piano with nose &...

ROYAL ENGINEERS' BAND issue title is CHILDREN FIRST AND LAST

Royal Engineers' Band Issue Title Is Children First And Last (1936)

A look at headquarters of...

GLADYS MERRIDEW on sleeve as GLADY'S MERIDEW issue title is CHILDREN FIRST AND...

Gladys Merridew On Sleeve As Glady's Meridew Issue Title Is Children First And... (1936)

Gladys...

LESLIE WESTON  issue title is MILES AND SMILES

Leslie Weston Issue Title Is Miles And Smiles (1936)

Leslie Weston does comic monologue and sings...

A. C. ASTOR issue title is RAIL, ROAD AND SEA

A. C. Astor Issue Title Is Rail, Road And Sea (1936)

Ventriloquist Astor and his depressive sailor...

HELENA TRIO

Helena Trio (1936)

Three glamorous women acrobats perform balancing and contortion act to music.

AFRIQUE issue title is VIEWS OF VARIETY

Afrique Issue Title Is Views Of Variety (1936)

Variety entertainer Afrique does musical impressions...

THE ELLIOTS issue title is SEA SHELL HAVE MUSIC

The Elliots Issue Title Is Sea Shell Have Music (1936)

Musical ensemble specialising in playing...

IAN MACPHEARSON issue title is LOOK OUT FOR LAUGHTER

Ian Macphearson Issue Title Is Look Out For Laughter (1936)

Scottish singer, Ian MacPhearson,...

JEAN REMA

Jean Rema (1936)

Cabaret artist and dancer performs her acrobatic take on the Rhumba.

LANCE FAIRFAX

Lance Fairfax (1936)

Lance Fairfax sings the famous ballad 'The Trumpeter'.

NOLA REID aka LOLA REID

Nola Reid AKA Lola Reid (1936)

Australian dancer Lola Reid performs dances with a variety of masks to...

AL BOWLEY aka AL BOWLLY

Al Bowley AKA Al Bowlly (1936)

Crooner Al Bowlly sings 'Melancholy Baby' for his British Fans.

DANNY MALONE

Danny Malone (1936)

Danny Malone, an Irish Tenor sings Eileenogh, a song of lost love and broken romance.

DENNIS NOBLE

Dennis Noble (1936)

Dennis Noble sings us a song about Limehouse. Good shots of immigrants in the East...

CLEMSON AND VALERIE

Clemson And Valerie (1936)

Clemson and Valerie dance their own version of the Rhumba.

NOSMO KING

Nosmo King (1936)

Nosmo King, variety personality, performs a sketch about the importance of holes in the...

JACK SIMPSON

Jack Simpson (1936)

Musician Jack Simpson shows off his skills on tuned percussion instrument.

ALFRED O'SHEA - SINGER

Alfred O'shea - Singer (1936)

Alfred O'Shea sings for his 'Gentle Maiden' back home in Ireland.

ALFREDO TOMASINI

Alfredo Tomasini (1936)

Canadian singer Tomasini sings 'The Crown of the Year', a song of harvesting and...

REGINALD FOORT - ORGANIST

Reginald Foort - Organist (1936)

Famous organist Reginald Foort shows off the wonders of the BBC...