| RHYTHM Item showing rhythm, good shots of couples jitterbugging, and brief shots of Benny Goodman. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7068 |
| Catalog #: | 273022 | |
| Clip Number: | 273022-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 393 | |
| Timecode: | 01:11:22 - 01:13:44 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1943 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Popular ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Social ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Jazz LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | RHYTHM Jitterbugs - hot music etc. Camera measuring heart beats. London A man covers his ears at the sound of drums, good shots of young couple jitterbug. Men clap their hands and stamp their feet to the rhythm, C/U of a girl moving to the music. A man drums on a chair and other men listen to swing music on wireless sets in a shop. A special camera measures beats of drums and shows the spark from the rhythm. Joe Noble listens to a man's heart and puts the stethoscope to a microphone. Various shots of a girl doing an exotic oriental dance (belly dance). A tap drips. M/S as a man falls down and drops his books, the film is reversed and played again to show the rhythm. Various shots of different seasons. C/U of a girl in bathing costume walking towards the camera. C/U of legs jitterbugging again. M/S of the drummer. A diagram shows the rhythm in an atom. M/S's of Gene Krupa on drums and Benny Goodman on clarinet with the rest of the band. | |
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