My Hat!

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

332

Date Released

12 Oct 1927

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Modeller
2. 2(Untitled record)
3. 3(Untitled record)
4. 4(Untitled record)
5. 5My Hat!

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

NoS Summary - Comedians Handers and Millis crazy antics.
British Pathe synopsis: A "Camera Interview" with Handers and Millis the well-known eccentric Comedians. Introductory intertitle reads: "What with your moustache and my hat - life’s nothing but a trial", said Handers - " The two men walk towards each other, take off their hats and wiggle them around a bit. They try and shake hands but miss. Funny business involving the hats and moustache ensues. One of the comics can roll his hat up his back and onto his head. The other spends a lot of time twiddling his moustache and dancing around in a camp manner with his hands in the air. C/U of him twisting his moustache. We then see some of their antics in slow motion. By means of optical printing or multiple exposure, the comedians see miniature versions of themselves standing on a table. They laugh at their own routine.

Keywords

Performing arts

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.104
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP104 Used for synopsis
National Film Archive Catalogue

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