Time To Remember - On Stage In The Twenties 1927 - Reel 3 (1920-1929)
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REEL 3 Several shots of the bright lights of Piccadilly Circus London. Sign reads: ’CHARLES B COCHRAN’S REVUE - ONE DAM THING AFTER ANOTHER“. Good M/Ss of of actor Charles Laughton sitting in his dressing room putting on make-up. L/Ss of people arriving in and sitting down to see the play - Edgar Wallace’s gangster thriller - ’On the Spot’. Several shot so of actors preparing behind stage. M/Ss Laughton in costume and full character. Conductor and orchestra performing as the curtain rises. Several shots of musical (’Princess Charming’) which stars George Grossmith.
01:16:14 M/S and L/S of Henry Ainley starring in ’Hassan’. He raises a sword looking as though he is about to strike down a young lady, but suddenly pauses appearing to have a sudden heart attack, he gives a final speech before falling to the ground. Brief footage of ’Trilby’ starring Lynn Harding and Tom Walls and Ralph Lynn sta