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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

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Footlights

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