Summary

Footage Information

British Pathé
THE JESTERS
Titles read: "NOW Pathe Pictorial has pleasure in presenting - THE JESTERS - The famous American Comedy Team in their burlesque of American Broadcasting".

Pathe Studio, London.

The Jesters, three men in evening dress accompanied by piano, give their "Impersonation of a few of the popular American radio stars singing their respective theme songs".

They sing the following numbers: 'When The Blue Of The Night...' in style of Bing Crosby, 'Carolina Moon' in style of Morton Downey, 'You Call It Madness' in the style of Russ (Ross?) Columbo, The Romeo of Song, 'When The Moon Comes Over The Mountains' in style of Katie Smith (?), unidentified song done as 'Scram Sam' (?), 'Marta' in style of Arthur Tracy - "The Street Cleaner" and 'I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You' in the style of The Mills Brothers.

Throughout these numbers other members of the group introduce radio commercials, with suitable puns for, amongst other things, Beechams Pills, Chesterfields, Colgate Toothpaste etc. During the last number, the group also impersonate trumpets playing.

This is duplicate of item in Pathe Sound Pictorial PSP 865 - see separate record for details.
British Pathe
1934
00:03:54:00
Black & White
Sound
2881.08

Keywords

Pathe Studio London the Jesters Americans variety entertainment comedians radio singing celebrities When the Blue of the Night Carolina Moon You Call It Madness When the Moon Comes Over the Mountains Scram Sam marta The Street Cleaner I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You Bing Crosby Morton Downey Ross Columbo Katie Smith Arthur Tracy Mills Brothers impersonations advertising Beecham Pills Chesterfields Colgate Toothpase smoking cigarettes trumpets
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