Office Steps
- Synopsis
- Musical short. Set in the office of a music promoter, the boss, his secretary and the typists all dance. Two tap dancers (Tom and Dick) arrive for audition, then an old Broadway actor (McNaughton). He at first refuses to dance and delivers a monologue about ‘the ring around the bath’ interspered with Shakespearean quotations. He eventually joins in the dance with everyone else. One of the tap dancers (not credited) appears to be George Raft.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1930
- Duration
- 9 mins; 825 feet
Credits
- Director
- George Hale
- Writer
- Harold Levey; Neville Fleeson
- Cast
Gertrude McDonald Harry McNaughton Jack Thompson Phelps Sisters
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Production Company
- Name
Vitaphone Corporation
- Address
- USA
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Office Steps". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66803 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)