| BATTLING BUTLER - AT THE NEW OXFORD THEATRE, LONDON | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6711 | |
| Catalog #: | 372393 | |
| Clip Number: | 372393-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 38 | |
| Timecode: | 01:37:00 - 01:39:54 | |
| Location: | London, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Theatrical ENTERTAINMENT/THEATER: Plays FASHION: Women's LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | "Battling Butler" at the New Oxford Theatre, London, England. Extracts from "Battling Butler" starring Jack Buchanan, Fred Groves and Sydney Fairbrother. Titles explain that the lead character, played by actor Jack Buchanan, pretends to be boxer called "Battling Butler" so he can fool his wife & hang out w/ other women while he's supposed to be training. Opens w/ shot of beautiful woman dressed in stylish clothing (an exotic pearl-trimmed dress w/ matching headdress) coming down steps, passing between 2 men in uniforms (doormen?). MCU the woman. She is followed by a series of other fashionable beauties. Next, MLS from waist down man in shorts dancing around on stage. LS the man (Jack Buchanan) in white shorts and T-shirt, boxing gloves, dances w/ chorus of 6 female dancers. Next scene Buchanan (now in long trousers and sweater) training in front of Tudor house; his wife (Sydney Fairbrother) has come to watch him train, so he's ditched the girls and pretending to be training. He punches a bounce-back dummy, does arm exercises w/ bowling pins (nearly hitting his wife during both of these activities), then he sort of twirls around a big barbell. Finally, Buchanan spars w/ the real boxing champ, played by Fred Groves. He is of course knocked silly. Ha ha! Comedy, theatre, plays, slapstick, funny, fashions. | |
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