| MEET JIMMY FERGUSON Blacked up tap dancer Jimmy Ferguson does a routine. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6761 |
| Catalog #: | 434111 | |
| Clip Number: | 434111-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP TIN 201 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | United Kingdom | |
| Year Shot: | 1930 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT: Blackface ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Theatrical | |
| Description: | MEET JIMMY FERGUSON Blacked up tap dancer Jimmy Ferguson does a routine. Jimmy Ferguson - the dancing star from the show "Virginia" demonstrates his dance routines. He is blacked in the style of a "black and white minstrel". United Kingdom MS African-American man in minstrel show blackface makeup bows to camera, starts to dance. MCU his feet dancing a sort of slow shuffle. LS Ferguson dancing on stage w/ fancy curtain in BG. It looks as if he's dancing in slow-motion. It emphasizes the fluidity of movement. Cuts back and forth between LS and CUs of feet. | |
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