Office Steps

Synopsis

Musical short. Set in the office of a music promoter, the boss, his secretary and the typists all dance. Two tap dancers (Tom and Dick) arrive for audition, then an old Broadway actor (McNaughton). He at first refuses to dance and delivers a monologue about ‘the ring around the bath’ interspered with Shakespearean quotations. He eventually joins in the dance with everyone else. One of the tap dancers (not credited) appears to be George Raft.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of release

1930

Duration

9 mins; 825 feet

Credits

Director

George Hale

Writer

Harold Levey; Neville Fleeson

Cast

Gertrude McDonald
Harry McNaughton
Jack Thompson
Phelps Sisters

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

Vitaphone Corporation

Address

USA

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

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