Co-operette

Overview

Debroy Somers and his Band, comedian Hal Walters and the delightful dance troupe ‘The Six Co-Operettes’ all feature in this full-colour promotional film for the Co-Operative Wholesale Society. Watch with wonder as one sprightly young vegetable tears strips off the other in the bewildering but brilliant ‘carrot and onion dance’. Comedian Stanley Holloway was famous for his comic monologues but for reasons unknown, he never gets started here. The BFI’s copy of this extremely rare film cuts away just as it looks like he’s going begin his routine.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1938

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Cast

Harry Waxman,Stanley Holloway,Montgomery Tully,Hal Walters

Director

Montgomery Tully

Writer

Harold Purcell

Producer

Cecil Musk

Cinematography

Harry Waxman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt3210422