Percy Manchester (1936)

Location unknown. Singer Percy Manchester sings ’Her Name is Mary’, written by organist Harold Ramsay. This love song is intercut with pictures of an attractive young woman and scenic views of countryside and cottages. Manchester is dressed in full evening wear. The song is about how true love lasts forever - or least when brunette fades to grey. 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.