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"Steppin' Fast!" By Johnny Nit 1932
Description
Full story title reads: "Steppin' Fast!" by Johnny Nit the famous Dancing Star of Blackbirds."
Johnny dances against a curtain backdrop with two musicians in the foreground on small platforms. One plays the drums, the other a saxophone.
Johnny is a black tap dancer or "hoofer"! He...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Jenny
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 51282
- Sort Number:
- PSP 751
- Time in/Out:
- 01:34:15:00 / 01:36:49:00
- Canister:
- PSP 751
- Film ID:
- 1594.15
- Issue Date:
- 25/08/1932
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- Detroit footage Jazz tap dance PreWar Turns 1932
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