Elsie Carlisle (1931)

Full titles read: “Pathetone presents another popular Radio and Gramophone Star - Elsie Carlisle in ’Alone and Afraid’ and ’My Canary has Circles Under his Eyes! -----.“ (timecode obscures remainder of titles.) London (probably Pathe Studios). Various shots of glamorous singer Elsie Carlisle in a beaded evening gown as she sings ’Alone and Afraid’ - a song about giving her heart to a man who left her. A man in glasses accompanies her on the grand piano. Elsie then goes into a happier number called ’My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes’, about a canary who has been staying up late every night making whoopee. Elsie sings in a pleasant wavery tone of the kind that was popular at the time (and makes a nice change from the usual Pathetone sopranos!). (Followed by Pathetone end titles.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.