| THE WESTERN BROTHERS The Western Brothers sing their own composition, 'It Was All Hushed Up'. | ||
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| Catalog #: | 514699 | |
| Clip Number: | 514699-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | TURNS CAN 13 D | |
| Timecode: | 01:25:45 - 01:29:19 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1932 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Gossip / Scandal ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Vocal LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London OCCUPATIONS: Entertainer, Musician / Singer | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 189128 The Western Brothers, (Kenneth & George) of Radio, Gramophone & Variety fame - ". London Kenneth and George Western (wearing usual evening dress and monocles) sing 'It Was All Hushed Up', a song about the various scandals "whispered in the clubs, mentioned in the restaurants and hiccupped in the pubs". During the song, various personalities of the era are mentioned, including: Lady Astor, Sophie Tucker, Primo Carnera, Layton and Johnstone, Bernard Shaw, Nellie Wallace, Hoover, The Labour Party, George Lansbury, Maggie Bondfield amongst others. They also tell a joke about a First World War deserter who leaves the front line and is stopped by an officer. When he learns he has been stopped by a Staff Officer, he replies 'Blimey, have I got as far back as that?'. This is great - quintessential Western Brothers song and patter! | |
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