• Short Summary

    Radio artist Eddie Peabody plays 'Listen to the Mocking Bird' on the violin, and 'When I Grow too Old to Dream' on the banjo.

  • Description

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    EDDIE PEABODY. Popular radio and variety artist. 'When I Grow Too Old to Dream.' 'Listen to the Mocking Bird.'

    Probably filmed in Pathe studios, London.

    M/S of lady playing piano, Eddie Peabody comes on and says a few words before playing 'Listen to the Mocking Bird' on the violin. C/U as he simulates bird sounds by grabbing the strings and moving the bow quickly. M/S as he sits down with the banjo. M/S as he gives a lesson on how to use the instrument before playing 'When I Grow Too Old to Dream.' Various shots as he plays slowly then livens it up towards the end.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1260.06
    Media URN:
    42390
    Group:
    New sound pictorials
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    04/08/1938
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:03:05:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:07:56:00 / 01:11:01:00
    Canister:
    NSP 123

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