Issy Bonn - The Famous Hebrew Comedian (1939)

Note: Probably filmed in the Pathe film studio. Full titles read: “ISSY BONN - THE FAMOUS HEBREW COMEDIAN“ M/S’s of the famous radio and stage stage and comedian star Issy Bonn telling numerous jokes. For example “... they told me to take the 22 bus, I couldn’t find a 22 bus so I took two elevens.“ Bonn then sings a song possibly called (there is no paperwork for this item) `Walking Down the Street in Ragged Clothes’. The footage of Bonn singing is intermixed with a little boy playing and smiling. Duplicate exists in Turns Can 12 - see separate record for details. Amendment March 2011: The song is called ’Shake Hands With A Millionaire’ (also sung by Al Jolson) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than
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