Shadowgraphy (1931)

Full titles read: “Try this on the youngsters - Shadowgraphy - and how it’s done, by Prof. Wully Lindsay.“ London (probably Pathe Studio), England C/U of Professor Wully Lindsay in a dinner jacket, introducing one of the oldest entertainments known - shadowgraphy or shadows on the wall. C/Us of the shadow pictures as the Professor shows us a rabbit, a parrot, a bull, an elephant, a deer, a cat, a swan and an old man smoking a pipe. Then he acts out a little pantomime with his hands, where a man and woman meet and talk (silent!), then move each other’s nose out of the way so they can kiss. Duplicate exists in Turns Can 24 - 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 th