Bitter-Sweet Aka Bitter Sweet For Text Search Purposes Record C - Reel 2 (1929)

Film record of a performance of the Noel Coward play “Bitter-Sweet“. Unedited material, no soundtrack. Shot from a stationary camera position showing the whole stage set. Reel 2. L/S of stage set which represents a large room in a country house or possibly some kind of dancing venue. A man plays a piano and there is a drum kit beside him. A woman in an evening dress stands centre stage and sings. A man in evening dress sits on a sofa and listens. The woman walks to the side of the stage and lights a cigarette. The couple have an argument and the man leaves. The woman looks distressed and sits on the sofa. Same set, this time filled with the chorus who sit on the floor listening to an older woman who makes a speech. The pianist is persuaded to play and the chorus stand up and begin to dance. They join hands, dancing in a circle and eventually dance out of the room. Man closes the door on the older woman and young woman in evening dress. The older woman appears to be making a dramatic speech