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RUDY VALLEE PRESENTS: RARE FILM OF BROADWAY MUSICAL SHOW "GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS OF 1931". BEHIND-THE-SCENES GLIMPSES AS WELL AS EXCERPTS FROM ACTUAL SHOW FILMED IN THE THEATRE CIRCA 1931 MOS (NO SOUND).
ALSO: HOME MOVIES OF VALLEE TOURS, INCLUDING MANY STARS OF STAGE AND SCREEN. NICE SHOTS OF 1931 THEATRE ADVERTISING.
ALSO: HOME MOVIES OF VALLEE TOURS, INCLUDING MANY STARS OF STAGE AND SCREEN. NICE SHOTS OF 1931 THEATRE ADVERTISING.
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PHOTO OF GEORGE WHITE
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LEGENDARY BROADWAY SHOWMAN GEORGE WHITE GESTURES AT CAMERA, DIRECTING.
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EXTERIOR PAN OF GARDEN PIER THEATRE. MARQUEE FOR GEORGE WHITE SCANDALS. PAN DOWN OF ENTIRE MARQUEE
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CU BANNER FOR SHOW. HELD OVER FOR ANOTHER WEEK
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FRED MANATT, SUPREME COURT JUDGE & STAGE MANAGER
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WILLIE MEEHAN & MIKE CARROLL, MASTER MECHANIC
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SHOTS OF EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE SHOW. POSE FOR CAMERA, THEN GET UP & SHAKE HANDS WITH RUDY VALLEE
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TIMMY FITZPATRICK, PROP MAN HOLDING PROPS INCLUDING TOY GUNS
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BENNY HOLZMAN, WRITER WITH SCRIPT
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ALBERT RYBACK AT THE LIGHTS SWITCHBOARD BACK STAGE, PULLING LEVERS
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DANNY WAKELY
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AL GOODMAN, ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR
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FUN SHOTS OF VERY YOUNG ETHEL MERMAN, ACTING SILLY & DANCING
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WILLIE HOWARD, JEWISH-DIALECT COMEDIAN, WITH PLUNGER
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BARBARA BLAIR, FORMER ZIEGFELD SHOWGIRL
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RAY BOLGER DOING RUBBERLEGS DANCE, PRE-"WIZARD OF OZ". WITH BOX OF TYDOL
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ALICE FROHMAN
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MOTHER GALE
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THE GALE QUADRUPLETS
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ETHEL BARRYMORE COLT, DAUGHTER OF ETHEL BARRYMORE
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JOE VITALE. TOUGH GUY CHARACTER ACTOR
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THE LOOMIS TWINS
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DANNY TANNEN
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JOAN ABBOTT, ACTRESS
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EVERETT MARSHALL, OPERA STAR
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ROSS MAC LEAN
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EUGENE HOWARD, HALF OF HOWARD BROTHERS ACT
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JANE ALDEN WITH RUDY VALLEE
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RUDY VALLEE DRESSED AS MEXICAN, WITH SMALL BULL-HORN
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DOROTHY & HARRY DIXON
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LOIS ECKHART
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JOANNA ALLEN & HAZEL BOFFINGER
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PEGGY MOSELEY
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MAE BROWN, WARDROBE MISTRESS
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JULIA GORMAN, CHIEF OF CHORUS GIRLS
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VARIOUS SHOTS OF CHORUS GIRLS POSING IN FRONT OF SCENERY
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VERY EARLY, PRE-HOLLYWOOD SHOT OF ALICE FAYE WHO HAD A MINOR ROLE IN THE SHOW
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AL LEE, COUNTING MONEY (PRODUCER?)
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GIRLS IN SPARKLY OUTFITS PERFORM ON STAGE ("THE FLOATING BED")
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VARIOUS SHOTS OF DANCE NUMBERS FROM SHOW IN REHEARSAL
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CU CALENDAR. SEPTEMBER 14, 1931 IS CIRCLED. HAND WITH PEN CIRCLES IT. TINY CALENDAR
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ZOOM IN TO CLOCK WITH SWEEPING SECOND HAND. 8:45.
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APOLLO THEATRE MARQUEE IN LIGHTS. "GEORGE WHITE SCANDALS"
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THEATRE ENTRANCE WAY
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INTO THE THEATRE LOBBY. PEOPLE IN LOBBY OF THEATRE. PHOTOS ON WALL.
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TICKET WINDOW. GEORGE WHITE IN BOX OFFICE ON OPENING NIGHT. ACTS SILLY
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CONCESSION TABLE, REFRESHMENTS
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PEOPLE GO INTO AUDITORIUM
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HAND TURNS PAGES OF PROGRAM
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THATRE POSTER
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ORCHESTRA PLAYING IN THE ORCHESTRA PIT
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"THE SCANDALS OF 1931". ACT 1 CIRCLED IN PROGRAM.
GREAT ACTUAL FOOTAGE OF LIVE VAUDEVILLE 1929 COULD PASS FOR EARLIER BROADWAY SHOW 1929 BROADWAY MUSICAL FOOTAGE 1929 |
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MEN BACKSTAGE WORKING THE LIGHTS
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"THE MARVELOUS EMPIRE STATE" PRODUCTION NUMBER.
CHORUS GIRLS ON STAGE IN EVERYDAY DRESS. MULLING ABOUT |
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RAY BOLGER ON STAGE DOING HIS ECCENTRIC RUBBERLEGS DANCING. DOES SPLIT & PRETENDS HE CAN'T GET UP.
LIVE VAUDEVILLE |
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WILLIE & EUGENE HOWARD WITH ETHEL BARRYMORE COLT LIVE ON STAGE PERFORMING SKIT
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"LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES" SHEET MUSIC
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ETHEL MERMAN PERFORMS "LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES". WITH EUGENE & WILLIE HOWARD, & BARBARA BLAIR
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CHORUS GIRLS PERFORM. BACKDROP IS PAINTING WITH MORE GIRLS ON IT. OPTICAL ILLUSION
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CONDUCTOR IN ORCHESTRA PIT
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BARBARA BLAIR ON STAGE
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WILLIE HOWARD ON STAGE WITH PLUNGER.
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THE GALE QUADRUPLETS DANCE
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"IT HAPPENED IN VENICE" NUMBER WITH WILLIE & EUGENE HOWARD, JANE ALDEN
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"THE BEGINNING OF LOVE"
RAY BOLGER & BARBARA BLAIR AS ADAM & EVE. SUNG BY THE LOOMIS TWINS. |
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"TELL YOU ABOUT THE FLEISCHMANN MAN"
THE GALE QUADRUPLETS, RAY BOLGER, WILLE HOWARD, RUDY VALLEE |
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"THE THRILL IS GONE"
SCENE IS DIFFUCULT TO SEE |
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"THE DUEL". WITH WILLIE HOWARD, JANE ALDEN, JOSEPH VITALE, DANNY TANNEN. MAN & WOMAN DUEL WITH SWORDS. DOMINITRIX. KINKY
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"THIS IS THE MISSUS" SHEET MUSIC
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RUDY VALLEE, PEGGY MOSELEY, AND SHOW GIRLS.
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"PAY THE TWO DOLLARS"
WITH WILLIE & EUGENE HOWARD, DANNY WAKELY, JOSEPH VITALE, ROSS MACLEAN, FRED MANATT. IN JAIL |
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FOOTAGE OF RUDY VALLEE TOURS. (NEON THEATRE MARQUEES, BILLBOARD DISPLAYS, ETC)
PAN DOWN THE BROOKLYN PARAMOUNT THEATRE SIGN TO MARQUEE. LIGHTS LIT UP AT NIGHT. VAUDEVILLE SHOW FEATURING RUDY VALLEE & HIS CONNECTICUT YANKEES. MARQUEE INCLUDES FEATURE FILM "THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES" (1929) STARRING CLIVE BROOK |
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SAME THEATRE MARQUEE IN THE DAYTIME
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FRONT OF THEARE, INCLUDES RUDY VALLEE CUT-OUT
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FOOTAGE OF RUDY VALLEE PERFORMING WITH MEGAPHONE, SAXPHONE.
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BROOKLYN PARAMOUNT THEATRE MARQUEE AT NIGHT.
INCLUDES RUDY VALLEE & THE FEATURE FILM "THE LOVE DOCTOR" (1929) STARRING RICHARD DIX & JUNE COLLYER AND PARAMOUNT SOUND & TALKING KARTOON NOAH'S LARK |
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ACTRESS ON STAGE PERFORMING
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UKELELE-PLAYING SISTER ACT ON STAGE. SINGING, DANING, FLIPPING ACROBATS. VAUDEVILLE HIGHSTEPPING DANCERS. CLASSIC VAUDEVILLE ACTS
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ECCENTRIC DANCER
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EASTMAN THEARE MARQUEE IN THE DAYTIME. RUDY VALLEE & BAND ON BILL. LIVE APPEARANCE & FEATURE FILM "HONOR AMONG LOVERS" STARRING FREDRIC MARCH &
CLAUDETTE COLBERT |
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EASTMAN THEARE AT NIGHT LIT UP
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CROWDS OF POEPLE WAIT OUTSIDE THEATRE FOR TICKETS TO RUDY VALLEE APPEARANCE. CROWD ON LINE OUTSIDE THEATRE. WAVE UP TO CAMERA. (PRE-BEATLES BEATLEMANIA)
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FLOWER DISPLAY
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RUDY VALLEE ON BACK BALCONY OF THEATRE, TAKING PICTURES OF CROWD OF MOSTLY GIRL FANS DOWN BELOW.
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RUDY VALLEE'S OFFICE. DESK
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RUDY AT DESK ANSWERS PHONE. TAKES PEN OUT OF POCKET. WRITES LEFT-HANDED. LOOOKING AT FINANICAL RECORDS
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RUDY IN ROBE WITH CIGAR, PLAYING GUITAR, SPINNING BATON
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HUGE CROWD LINED UP OUTSIDE THEATRE, WAITING ON LINE FOR SHOW. LINE WRAPS AROUND BUILDING
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LARGE GROUP OF MEN COME OUT OF THEATRE, WALK UP TO BOX MICROPHONE. RUDY VALLEE PLACARDS. MEN'S CLUB.
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RUDY VALLEE SHAKING HANDS WITH PRESIDENT
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DRIVES AWAY IN CAR
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"CAMP CHRISTMAS SEALS" SIGN FOR THE RED CROSS.
BAND ON THE STEPS OF BUILDING. PUBLIC APPEARANCE. |
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MEN IN BATHING SUITS THROWING MAN UP IN AIR BY HOLDING BLANKET
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SWIMMING POOL, DIVING OFF DIVING BOARD
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JOSEPH P. KENNEDY THEN PRESIDENT OF RKO SHAKES HANDS
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RESORT SWIMMING POOL. LUXURY. HIGH CLASS RECREATION. RUDY VALLEE AT POOLSIDE
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BEACH CHAIRS IN BEACH SAND AT SIDE OF RESORT HOTEL. SHOTS OF STONE HOTEL.
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ALLIGATOR FARM. LOTS OF LITTLE GATORS. MAN CHASES THEM INTO WATER
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PULLS ALLIGATORS OUT OF WATER. MAN WRESTLES ALLIGATOR-CROCODILE. OPENS ITS MOUTH WIDE
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NATIVE HUTS
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RUDY VALLEE & GANG POSING FOR CAMERA. SITTING ON HUGE GATOR
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RUDY SHAKING HANDS. WOMAN POSING
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RUDY VALLEE DIVING INTO POOL. SWIMMING. COMING OUT OF THE SURF
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PAN DOWN OLYMPIA THEATRE SIGN TO MARQUEE IN DAYTIME. EXTERIOR OF THEATRE
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THE GREAT GARBO. WOMAN MUGS FOR CAMERA (DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE GRETA GARBO).
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"CHARLIE CRAFTS" ON MARQUEE
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CHARLIE CRAFTS, VAUDEVILLIAN
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RUDY VALLEE SHAKING HANDS WITH OFFICIALS AT THE SITE OF THEIR NEW FACTORY
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TOLEDO PARAMOUNT THEATRE MARQUEE AT NIGHT ALL LIT UP
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN THEATRE ENGAGEMENT
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MICHIGAN VAUDEVILLE THEATRE EXTERIOR. CUT-OUT OF RUDY VALLEE OUT FRONT
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MICHIGAN THEATRE MARQUEE IN THE DAYTIME. INCLUDES THE ROYAL FAMILY OF BROADWAY: FREDRIC MARCH, INA CLAIRE, & MARY BRIAN
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PHIL JORDAN, OLD WESTBROOK. SHAKES HANDS WITH RUDY
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THE "YANKEES" (VALLEE'S ORCHESTRA) "PAR PUBLIX TOUR". THEY POSE, THEN ACT SILLY & SHAKE HANDS
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POSTER ADVERTSING PERFORMANCE
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BUFFALO, NEW YORK WELCOMES RUDY VALLEE AT TRAIN STATION. RUDY & OTHERS WALK ALONG TRAIN PLATFORM. CROWD. GREAT STAR VALLEE AT SMALL TOWN TRAIN STATION (WHILE ON TOUR OF PARAMOUNT PUBLIX THEATRE CIRCUIT). BUSES WAIT FOR THEM SUPPLIED BY LOCAL ORGANIZATION.
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POV DRIVING THROUGH DOWNTOWN BUFFALO, SHAKEY
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SHOTS OF VAUDEVILLE THEATRE IN BUFFALO. MARQUEE
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POSING OUTSIDE THEATRE
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THEATRE MARQUEE, DAY
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REALLY COOL BILLBOARD ADVERTISING RUDY VALLEE
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RUDY VALLEE BEING SURROUNDED BY YOUNG FANS
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BROOKLYN PARAMOUNT THEATRE MARQUEE, DAY. RUDY VALLEE & BILL ROBINSON ON MARQUEE
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RUDY VALLEE & BILL ROBINSON ON ROOF. BILL BOJANGLES ROBINSON DEMONSTRATES HIS LEGENDARY TAP DANCING FOR CAMERA. SLOW MOTION OF BILL ROBINSON'S FAMOUS FOOTWORK. GREAT FOOTAGE
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BROOKLYN PARAMOUNT THEATRE MARQUEE. NEON. LIGHTS BLINKING AT NIGHT AT NIGHT.
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"CITY STREETS" VAUDEVILLE SHOW IN PROGRESS.
PERFORMANCE ON STAGE WITH GILDA GRAY, GARY COOPER, PAUL LUKAS, SYLVIA SIDNEY, WILLIAM BOYD, WYNNE GIBSON & RUDY VALLEE. PRODUCTION NUMBERS, SINGING, & DANCING. ***ACCESS ONLY! NO RIGHTS GIVEN OR IMPLIED!!!*** |
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