Camera Interviews -: Tom Walls & Ralph Lynn

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

459

Date Released

20 Mar 1930

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1(Rug Making)
2. 2Camera Interviews -: Tom Walls & Ralph Lynn
3. 3Whoopee!
4. 4Watch Ways Watches
5. 5The Gold Rush of 30
6. 6Something Short for Eve - Making Pins
7. 7It’s the Climate

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Section Title

Camera Interviews -

Summary

NoS Summary - scenes from an unknown play.
British Pathe synopsis: Extracts from a show featuring Tom Walls & Ralph Lynn at the Aldwych Theatre in London. Introductory intertitle reads: "We came across Tom and Ralph at an embarrassing moment - they were in the act of peaceably persuading a gentleman to take his clothes off!" M/S of three men on stage. Tom and Ralph help the other man to take off his overcoat. They then take off his suit jacket. He tries to stop them taking his trousers off. They all walk off together. "We caught them up at the Police Station, where they seemed to be having a trying time with the powers that move - on!" Stage set of a police station. Large group of people stand around. M/S of some of the people - a bit of pushing and shoving breaks out. Two men with bandages around their heads get into a fight and run off the stage. M/S of three policemen talking. One of the policemen takes notes. Ralph (or Tom) shakes hands with one of the policemen.

Keywords

Performing arts

Written sources

Kinematograph Weekly   27 March 1930, p40.
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.185
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP185 Used for synopsis
National Film Archive Catalogue

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