A Step or Two from "the Millionaire Kid"

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

523

Date Released

11 Jun 1931

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Summary

NoS Summary - Laddie Cliff, Barry Lupino, Cyril Richard, Madge Elliott, Wyn Weaver and Gillie Flower in "The Millionaire Kid" at the Gaiety.
British Pathe synopsis: Excerpts from the show "The Millionaire Kid" - the new "Gaiety" musical play in London. "Steps and steppers - fast and frequent." M/S of line of chorus girls dancing across the stage arm in arm. A soloist dances in front of them, lots of high kicks. "Not forgetting Barry Lupino’s own brand!" Barry does an impersonation of the preceding dance - a comedy routine involving him falling over a lot then jumping through a window. "And Cyril Ritchard and Madge Elliot join in the dance." A graceful dance is performed. "What would you do if you were a waiter (Barry Lupino) and found a customer (Wyn Weaver) making love to your best girl (Gilly Flower) - ?" A dramatic scene takes place at a restaurant table. Barry Lupino does lots of funny business with the knives and forks - he wears a comedy beard. He throws food on the plates and crawls around on the floor. The two lovers embrace across the table. They then stand up and kiss - a passionate embrace. "And your best friend (Laddie Cliff) came to the rescue too late?" Laddie comes on playing a drunk. He hits his friend on the head with a bottle. His friend then places a custard pie firmly on his cheek. C/U of Barry laughing. C/U of Laddie peeling the custard pie from his face. Laddie looks wide eyed at Barry.

Keywords

Performing arts

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File Tin No.214
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP214 Used for synopsis
D. Gifford ‘Entertainers in British Films’ (Westport, 1998) p44.
National Film Archive Catalogue

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