| THE FOUR MUSKETEERS sing 'Ezekiel Saw De Wheel' in blackface. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6920 |
| Catalog #: | 190081 | |
| Clip Number: | 190081-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PSP 818 | |
| Timecode: | 01:27:02 - 01:29:42 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Sterotypes ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Misc. ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Vocal LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | "Music of human lives... sometimes of suffering, often of joy... the Negro Spirituals have been handed down from generation to generation, until the origin of many has been lost. NOW Pathe Pictorial presents - The famous Variety & BBC Masters of Harmony The FOUR MUSKETEERS In 'Ezekiel Saw de Wheel' (Mabel Pearl at the piano)." London. M/S of singing group The Four Musketeers in white tie and tails, standing before the grand piano. Mabel Pearl sits accompanying them as they hum an introduction to their song. Fade out. Fade in to shot of The Four Musketeers on a set dressed to resemble the Deep South (United States of America). They are all in blackface; three wear shirts and dungarees while the other one is dressed as a preacher or minister. They sing 'Ezekiel Saw De Wheel' a cappella. | |
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