British Shorts and Newsreels featuring entertainers and popular song, 1929-1949
this page first published by John Wright, 18 Sept 1997
last update 15 Dec 2006
vintage@jabw.demon.co.uk
This page begins the list of British shorts and newsreels that feature entertainers and music, probably a dance band heard but not seen on the screen.
If you can fill in any of the gaps or if you know of websites or books, dealing with entertainers in old movies, that might have useful information, then please e-mail me.
All this information has come from Terry Brown, mainly from Denis Gifford's book.
| FEATURING | DATE | KNOWN SOURCE DETAILS | |
| A | Abe and Mawruss Hebrew CrossTalk Comedians | 1936 | Pathetone 334 |
| Lou Abelardo singer | 1930 | Pathetone 334 SONGS Another Misunderstanding | |
| Afrique Impersonator | 1935 | Pathetone 256 | |
| " | 1935 | Pathe Pictorial 906 | |
| " | 1936 | Pathe Pictorial NS21 | |
| " | 1936 | Ace - Digging for Gold (Windmill Review) | |
| " | 1940 | Pathetone 523 | |
| Robert Albini singer | 1938 | Now Beat It Ace Cinemagazine SONGS Willow In The Rain | |
| Bobbie Alderson singer | 1929 | Song Copation BIP SONGS Walking With Susie Funny That Way You Can’t Make Me Feel Blue | |
| " | 1929 | Musical Medley BIP SONGS | |
| " | 1939 | Pathetone 494 SONGS | |
| Raymond Allen singer | 1941 | Pathe Pictorial 290 SONGS It Is Only A Tiny Garden | |
| " | 1943 | Pathe Pictorial 370 SONGS I Heard You Singing | |
| Norman Allin bass singer | 1931 | Pathetone 58 SONGS Song Of The Flea | |
| " | 1938 | Pathe Pictorial NS 111 SONGS A Sergeant Af The Line | |
| Isabelita Alonso and Milo Amado Estudiantina South American singer/band | 1947 | New Pictorial 139 SONGS Alma Llamera | |
| Amelio boy accordionist | 1936 | Fare’s Fair Ace SONGS | |
| Carlos Ames harpist | 1933 | Ideal Cinemagazine 363 SONGS | |
| " | 1939 | Pathe Pictorial NS 147 SONGS | |
| Hedli Anderson singer (film also features Jean Kent and Peter Ustinov) | 1940 | Hullo Fame British Films SONGS | |
| Ted Andrews and his Girlfriend singers | 1938 | Pathe Pictorial NS 103 SONGS You Can’t Stop Me From Dreaming | |
| Arty Ash comic sketch comedian | 1931 | Please Mr Constable Pathetone 89 | |
| Vivian Ashdown boy drummer | 1937 | Dust Up (Review) Ace Cinemagazine | |
| Robert Ashley | 1936 | Pathe Pictorial NS 30 SONGS Love Remembers Everything | |
| " | 1936 | Pathetone 313 SONGS Moon For Sale | |
| " | 1937 | Pathe Pictorial NS 49 SONGS Without A Song | |
| " | 1938 | Pathetone 425 SONGS My Heart Will Never Sing Again | |
| " | 1938 | Pathe Pictorial NS 94 SONGS County Clare | |
| " | 1938 | Pathe Pictorial NS 127 SONGS Deep Dream River | |
| " | 1939 | Pathetone 465 SONGS Kilarney | |
| " | 1939 | Pathe Pictorial NS 183 SONGS Garden In Granada | |
| " | 1940 | Pathe Pictorial 204 SONGS Lights Of London | |
| " | 1940 | Pathe Pictorial 239 SONGS Absent Friends | |
| " | 1941 | Pathe Pictorial 278 SONGS Room 504 | |
| " | 1941 | Pathe Pictorial 300 SONGS The London I Love | |
| " | 1942 | Pathe Pictorial 311 SONGS I’ll Walk Beside You | |
| " | 1942 | Pathe Pictorial 326 SONGS The First Lullaby | |
| Ashton and Rawson singers | 1928 | Ashton and Rawson Phonofilm SONGS | |
| Arthur Askey singer/comedian | 1937 | Pathe Pictorial NS 43 SONGS The Bee Song | |
| " | 1937 | Pathe Pictorial NS 89 SONGS The Moth | |
| " | 1938 | Pathe Pictorial NS 115 SONGS Big Hearted Arthur A Pretty Bird | |
| " | 1940 | Pathe Gazette 36 SONGS The Proposal | |
| " | 1945 | New Pictorial SONGS | |
| " | 1947 | The Rake’s Big Hearted Progress Advert, detail n/k SONGS | |
| " | 1947 | Taking The Chair Advert, details n/k SONGS | |
| " | 1947 | How To Take Gas Advert, details n/k SONGS | |
| The Aspidistras burlesque singers | 1941 | Pathe Pictorial 259 SONGS | |
| " | 1941 | Pathe Pictorial 289 SONGS | |
| " | 1941 | The Saving Song National Savings short SONGS Sailing Sailing | |
| Betty Astell singer | 1933 | Pathetone 173 SONGS What Have We Got To Lose | |
| " | 1935 | Sound Advice NFC Advert SONGS Bubbling Over With Love | |
| " | 1935 | Pictorial Organ Interludes Ace SONGS The Blues | |
| " | 1935 | Equity Musical Revue Series (several) SONGS No More You Sitting On A Rainbow Something Came And Got Me What Are Little Girls Made Of? You’ve Got Me Crying Again I’ve Got The World On A String | |
| " | 1942 | Pathe Pictorial 331 SONGS | |
| A C Astor ventriloquist | 1928 | A C Astor with Sentimental Mac Phonofilm SONGS | |
| " | 1932 | Pathtone 116 SONGS Wedding Bells Are Ringing For Sally | |
| " | 1932 | Pathtone 137 SONGS | |
| " | 1936 | Pathe Pictorial NS 20 SONGS Spike Sullivan’s Girl | |
| Aura soprano | 1930 | Aura 1 & 2 West SONGS | |
| Charles Austin comedian | 1928 | Eve’s Film Review 362 SONGS | |
| " | 1931 | Pathetone 41 SONGS | |
| " | 1931 | Hot Heir Gainsborough SONGS | |
| Australian Boys song/comedy | 1936 | Pathe Pictorial NS 14 SONGS | |
| Jane Ayr singer | . | Equity Musical Review 1 British Lion SONGS |
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