Meet Jimmy Ferguson

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
497
Date Released
11 Dec 1930
Length of issue (in feet)
758
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
NoS synopsis: "(the Dancing Star from "Virginia", etc) in a few odd steps". He is blacked in the style of a "black and white minstrel". C/U of him taking his hat off to the camera. C/U of his feet as he does a tap dance routine. L/S of the man as he dances - probably in the Pathe Studio. L/Ss of the tap dance and C/U of his feet. It is a bit of a soft shoe shuffle. His routine includes the splits and a bit of funny business.
Researcher Comments
A short handwritten shot list is present in the Pathe boxfile.
Keywords
Music and dance
Footage sources
Pathe
Written sources
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.201
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No. EP201
Pathe Eve 494-515 Boxfile   Issue sheet
Credits:
Production Co.
British Pathe Ltd.
Length of story (in feet)
170

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
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Name
British Pathe Ltd
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Notes
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How to cite this record

'Meet Jimmy Ferguson', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 497, 11 Dec 1930. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/332597 (Accessed 04 May 2025)