Titles read: "Over Now To VAN STRATEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA".
London, probably Pathe Studio.
Various shots of Van Straten and His Orchestra playing 'I'll Send You My Love Letter'. A girl singer appears and sings the lyrics. Superimposed over shots of the band we see someone writing a love...
Titles read: "Over Now To VAN STRATEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA".
London, probably Pathe Studio.
Various shots of Van Straten and His Orchestra playing 'I'll Send You My Love Letter'. A girl singer appears and sings the lyrics. Superimposed over shots of the band we see someone writing a love letter, ("My darling, I am so very lonely here without you") supposedly to a man in the wartime services; the man's empty armchair; a hand touches a picture frame.
Strangely, there are no C/Us of the girl singer - from the L/S distance we see her in it is possible she is wearing glasses - could this be why?
Note: Van Straten's Orchestra / Band was also known as his Piccadilly Dance Band.
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Bandleader "van Straten" seen here is Leon van Straten.