Films featuring British Dance Bands, 1929-1949
this page first published by John Wright, 18 Sept 1997
last update 15 Dec 2006
vintage@jabw.demon.co.uk
As well as on records, dance band music was recorded for films during the 78 rpm era. This page begins the list of early sound films known to feature British dance bands, with the titles of songs and music featured in the films.
Note: there is also a list of movies who had a danceband leader as MD but in
which I have yet to establish if bands are seen and heard in those movies, see Dance Band MD's.
Also many Shorts and Newsreels featured bands.
D - G
Recent updates to danceband listing:
Updates from 'Jazz In The Movies' by David Meeker (1972)
| Updates from Terry Brown, 1999
| TV means has been shown on television
| V is also available on video
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If you can add to this list, can fill in any of the gaps or if you know of websites
or books dealing with old movies that might have useful information
then please e-mail me.
Lists in this format (c) John A B Wright/Terry Brown, 1999-2001
Major films featuring British dance bands: D-G
| FILM | DATE | FEATURING |
|---|---|---|
| Dance Band | Jan '35 | Pickard's Chinese Syncopators Charles Buddy Rogers June Clyde |
| Dance Hall | 1950 | Ted Heath and his Music Geraldo and his band Natasha Parry Donald Houston Diana Dors Bonar Colleano Jane Hylton Petula Clark Gladys Henson Sydney Tafler |
| The Dance of Death | Apr '38 | Billy Merrin & His Commanders |
| Dancing Through | 1946 | Lou Praeger and his Band |
| Danny Boy | Apr' 1934 | Marcel de Haes and his band Dorothy Dickson Ronnie Hepworth |
| Death At Broadcasting House | Nov '34 | Percival Mackey's Band Ord Hamilton & his band Eve Becke Elizabeth Welch |
| Demobbed | 1944 | Felix Mendelssohn and his Hawaiian Serenaders |
| Discoveries | 1939 | Radio Rascals Scottish Sextette Lew Stone and His Band(?) Issy Bonn Tony Vaughan Pearl Venters |
| Dodging The Dole | July '36 | Bertini and his band Archie & his Juvenile Band Roy Barbour Jennie Howard |
| Don Chicago | May '45 | Eric Winstone's Band, Jackie Hunter |
| The Dummy Talks | Mar '43 | Ivy Benson & Her All Girls Orch. Claude Hulbert Jack Warner Beryl Orde |
| Elstree Calling | 1930 | Teddy Brown Orch The Three Eddies Jack Hulbert Cicely Courtneidge Lily Morris Will Fyffe Anna May Wong Donald Calthrop Tommy Handley Gordon Harker The Andre Charlot Girls Helen Burnell Bobbie Comber |
| Escape to Justice | 1942 | Johnny Claes and his Claepigeons |
| Everything's In Rhythm | Jun '36 | Harry Roy and Orch, but music arranged by Ronnie Munro. Also features Stanley Black, Dave Kaye and Ivor Moreton Mabel Mercer |
| Facing The Music | July '41 | Percival Mackey's Band Bunny Doyle Betty Driver |
| Falling in Love | May '34 | Carroll Gibbons and his Orch. Charles Farrell Margot Graham |
| Fame | Mar '36 | Geraldo and his Orch Sydney Howard |
| Feather Your Nest | Nov '37 | Debroy Somers and his Band George Formby Val Rosing The Three Rhythm Sisters |
| The First Mrs Fraser | Apr '32 | Billy Cotton's Band, Gaucho Tango Orch Joan Barry Henry Ainley |
| The Flamingo Affair | 1947 | Stephane Grappelly and his Quintet Eugene Pini and his Tango Orch. |
| Flight From Folly | Feb '45 | Edmundo Ros Band Pat Kirkwood Sydney Howard |
| Garrison Follies | July '40 | Percival Mackey's Band Anne Lenner Barry Lupino |
| Gay Love | May '34 | Howard Jacobs and his Orch Maurice Winnick and his Band Florence Desmond Sophie Tucker |
| George In Civvy Street | Feb '46 | Johnny Claes and his Claepigeons George Formby Ronald Shiner Rosalyn Boulter |
| Give Her A Ring | Jul '34 | Maurice Winnick's Band Zelma O'Neill Eric Rhodes Bertha Belmore Clifford Mollison |
| Goodnight Vienna | Nov '31 | Lew Stone/Roy Fox Band Anna Neagle Jack Buchanan |
| Gypsy | Aug '36 | Emilio Colombo and his Tzigane Band Hugh Williams Chili Bouchier |
| Gypsy Melody | Apr '36 | Alfed Rode and his Tzigane Band Lupe Velez |
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Go to other listings of films featuring British dance bands:
|| A-C || H-L || M-O || P-S || T-Z ||
There is an active discussion group where you can talk about the great British dance bands:
or check out the group site first at http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/british-dance-bands/
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