Cochran Chooses His Chorus Girl

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

24

Date Released

18 Nov 1929

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1New York Stock Exchange Slump
2. 2Catholic Policemen at Westminster
3. 3Duchess of York at Southend
4. 4Cochran Chooses His Chorus Girl
5. 5Wessex Scramble

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cochran Chooses his Chorus Girls. DESCRIPTION: Selecting candidates for London Pavilion Revue going to New York. SHOTLIST: Mr Cochran sits at table while each individual girl parades before him. He asks most of them one or two questions. In rehearsal steps are demonstrated by Ballet Mistress. The girls then try the steps. All are in various practice dresses, mostly shorts. Mr Cochran is watching all the time. Tells them OK. In one scene CU of feet.

Keywords

Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Women; Fashion and costume; Performing arts

Footage sources

British Movietone News

Card file number

476

Length of story (in feet)

88

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