Topliss Green

Series

Series Name

Pathetone Weekly

Issue

Issue No.

041

Date Released

5 Jan 1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Charles Austin
2. 2The Rhythm Girls
3. 3Commentary Charles Austin
4. 4Human Punching Bag
5. 5Commentary Charles Austin
6. 6Silhouette Pictures
7. 7Commentary Charles Austin
8. 8Topliss Green

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 8

Summary

British Pathe synopsis: Titles read: "Pathetone Weekly has pleasure in presenting - Topliss Green - The popular Bass-Baritone, from Royal Albert and Queen’s...Radio and ...fame"
MS of a woman in an evening gown playing a grand piano. Topliss Green enters in evening dress and stands beside the piano to sing a song called "Old Barty", about an odd-job man who is the oldest man in the village and is about to die. At the end of the song Topliss bows to the camera and to the lady pianist.

Keywords

Music and dance

Written sources

British Pathe online database   ID No.16588 Used for synopsis

Length of story (in feet)

300

Story extras:

Film clip

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