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Footlights

1938 , Luton (Bedfordshire)

Cat no. 6588

A silent comedy, set in a theatrical agency, produced and acted by the Luton Amateur Film Club.

Two theatrical agents, clearly averse to work, take pleasure in ridiculing the various performers who come to show their talents. The comedy turns slapstick as the agents unceremoniously dismiss the artistes, and even more so when the artistes subsequently take their violent revenge on the agents. The cine club shows its versatility by experimenting with a few camera tricks: at the beginning, with a spinning straw boater against a black background and later, during the sequences featuring 'Ricardo' the conjurer.

Keywords

Theatre, Magic, Visual effects

Intertitles

1. Office of Bustle and Energy, Theatrical Agents, 11-00am, A Hive of Industry 2. Ha! Ha! Harry Shakespeare Shows His Talent (?) & Then Some 3. Action Speak Louder Than Words 4. What's That - Fire Bell or Police Whistle? 5. No, Simply the Song of a "Bird". 6. Up-Up-Up melba You're Shattering! 7. Who's This - Blow It 8. Then Gave Them the Benefit of the Spout 9. Ferdinand Fluke Demands Attention, What a Card 10. Gosh! What Next Will He Do? 11. Who's Your Barber? 12. Bustle Passes Out 13. So Does - No Fluke This Time 14. Doesn't She Trip Beautifully, Or Does She? 15. Gad - Samson Himself 16. And "Delilah" 17. Carnera "Also Ran" 18. The Partners Are "Uplifted" 19. -!* & God Bless You 20. The Twisted Artistes Revenge 21. One Artiste Arrives Too Late - Or Too Early? 22. The End - LAFC

Manifestations

Footlights

  • Barcode
    INV320283
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:19:02
    Modification Date
    24/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    734348
  • Barcode
    INV331697
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:19:02
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    724796
  • Barcode
    INV391995
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:19:02
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    724024
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV398169
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:13:42
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    707573
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV303579
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:13:45
    Modification Date
    01/12/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    698278
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV279034
    Canonical Identifier
    1998/58
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    bw
    Colour Type
    bw
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:18:31
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    19/11/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    697505
    Sound
    silent
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV222801
    Canonical Identifier
    1998/58
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    bw
    Colour Type
    bw
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:18:31
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    19/11/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    697495
    Sound
    silent

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