The Avant Brothers (1940)

Titles read: “Pathetone now presents those quaint acrobatic comedians THE AVANT BROTHERS of variety fame“. London, probably Pathe Studio. Various shots of the comic tumbling act of the Avant Brothers. Some of it looks pretty painful! They are both dressed in everyday suits and do several acrobatic stunts and balancing postures. One of them wears a vacant expression throughout. 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 (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.