| MAX AND HARRY NESBITT Item with the comedy duo Max and Harry Nesbitt wearing straw skirts. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7249 |
| Catalog #: | 193995 | |
| Clip Number: | 193995-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 282 | |
| Timecode: | 01:25:30 - 01:27:24 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1935 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Sterotypes ENTERTAINMENT: Blackface ENTERTAINMENT: Comedy ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Novelty LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England OCCUPATIONS: Entertainer | |
| Description: | MAX AND HARRY NESBITT Item with the comedy duo Max and Harry Nesbitt wearing grass skirts. L/S's of the comedy duo Max and Harry Nesbitt crawling out of a straw hut. They both have their bodies painted black (blackface) and are wearing straw collars and skirts (They think they are dressed as a Zulu.) Several M/S's of the comedians singing 'Mademoiselle' and 'That Certain Thing'. One of the brothers plays a small stringed instrument. The brother performs a kind of native war dance. (This is not politically correct. sterotype) | |
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