Sid Millward & His Nitwits (1940)

No titles. Sid Millwards and His Nitwits. Pathe Studio, London. Voice-over introduces “those breezy, broadcasting bandsters, Sid Millward and his Nitwits“. Seven piece band in white tuxedos, fronted by Sid Millward on clarinet. Includes close shots various musicians. They play a jaunty little tune which turns into ’St Louis Blues’ which, in turn, segues into a few bars of ’Roll Out The Barrel’ towards the end. This is duplicate of item in New Sound Pictorial NSP 247 - see separate record for details. 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 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934