• Short Summary

    The Spallas - troupe of acrobats perform routine with grace and a lot of bendiness!

  • Description

    The Spallas. Part of ABBEY DAYS issue.

    Pathe Studios, London.

    The Spallas - strength and grace by this well known vaudeville act. Various shots of acrobatic troupe performing routine. Troupe consists of three men (all wearing swimming caps) and a woman (wearing very skimpy bikini). All the acrobats are mind bogglingly bendy!

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1248.16
    Media URN:
    42214
    Group:
    New sound pictorials
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    23/12/1937
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:02:03:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:21:33:00 / 01:23:36:00
    Canister:
    NSP 91

Comments (1)

  1. jamied says

    The female performer in this clip is Maisie Spalla, (alias Diana Keevil).

    More about Diana can be found here.....

    http://www.diana-keevil.co.uk

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