What The Public Wants! Reel 3 Of 4 (1933)

Reel 3. A cleaning woman is asked who she likes - couples dancing. An elaborate dance is performed by unnamed dancers. Shots of the audience. Wilfred Pickles walks into a girl’s backstage dressing room. Freddie Bamberger is suggested as a possible amusement for her. He is drinking a cup of tea. He smashes the cup and saucer. He makes jokes about his “landlady“. He talks about her cooking. He plays a song on the piano called “Who’s Taking You Home Tonight?“. C/U of his hands on the keyboard. Pickles asks a mother in the street who she likes - Dennis Noble. He sings a song about a flower seller. The song is illustrated with footage of an elderly woman selling flowers by Eros in Piccadilly Circus. Shots of buses and cars - London traffic. See other reels. N.B. Del Marcos listed in credits but not mentioned by name - the male dancer perhaps? FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTE
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