Movies: Vaudeville act

  • 2003
    The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam

    The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam (2003)

    The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam

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    Long Tack Sam was an internationally renowned Chinese acrobat and magician. He overcame isolation, poverty, cultural and linguistic barriers, extreme racism and world wars to become one of the most successful vaudeville acts of his time. His showmans...

    The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam
  • 1894
    Chinese Laundry Scene

    Chinese Laundry Scene (1894)

    Chinese Laundry Scene

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    The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman....

    Chinese Laundry Scene
  • 1928
    The Beau Brummels

    The Beau Brummels (1928)

    The Beau Brummels

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    Vaudeville team Shaw & Lee sing songs and tell jokes in hilarious deadpan....

    The Beau Brummels
  • 1929
    You Don't Know the Half of It

    You Don't Know the Half of It (1929)

    You Don't Know the Half of It

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    A comedic team. The Ann seems to try and come across as a Mae West type. Jay plays the role of the straight partner....

    You Don't Know the Half of It
  • 1919
    Tom Tinker's Pony Patter

    Tom Tinker's Pony Patter (1919)

    Tom Tinker's Pony Patter

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    Camera iris opens to six ponies with decorated harnesses and plumed halters, standing in the center of a stage with a painted backdrop of mountains. Cuts to two ponies on a seesaw, with a moustached man in a white uniform with dark piping and a white...

    Tom Tinker's Pony Patter
  • 1897
    Bowery Waltz

    Bowery Waltz (1897)

    Bowery Waltz

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    A vaudeville routine: two denizens of the Bowery dance while under the influence. She's wearing a light dress with a full skirt. He wears a white sport coat and tie. Both have hats. On a small stage, she approaches him gingerly, leaning forward. He g...

    Bowery Waltz
  • 1940
    Puttin on the Act

    Puttin on the Act (1940)

    Puttin on the Act

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    Olive rushes over to show Popeye the headline: Vaudeville is coming back. They agree to rehearse their old act. After a brief song-and-dance intro, the act begins: Popeye demonstrating his strength while Olive displays her flexibility and balance; im...

    Puttin on the Act
  • 1907
    Dancing Boxing Match, Montgomery and Stone

    Dancing Boxing Match, Montgomery and Stone (1907)

    Dancing Boxing Match, Montgomery and Stone

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    Two men box in a comedic manner, with the film opening as one man in a cap punches the other and then ducks behind him....

    Dancing Boxing Match, Montgomery and Stone
  • 1928
    The Cowboy and the Girl

    The Cowboy and the Girl (1928)

    The Cowboy and the Girl

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    The scene is a parlor out West, with Ray Mayer sitting at the piano in is cowboy duds - hat, scarf, and chaps. He plays a little barrel-house music and then introduces Edith Evans, who enters wearing fur. She sings - her voice a light-opera soprano -...

    The Cowboy and the Girl
  • 1928
    A Laugh or Two

    A Laugh or Two (1928)

    A Laugh or Two

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    Vaudeville act performed by husband and wife team Russ Brown and Jean Whitaker....

    A Laugh or Two
  • 1928
    Harry Wayman and His 'Debutantes'

    Harry Wayman and His 'Debutantes' (1928)

    Harry Wayman and His 'Debutantes'

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    The 'Debutantes' are an all female orchestra led and directed by Harry Wayman doing some musical and dancing routines, Harrry accompanies with the violin....

    Harry Wayman and His 'Debutantes'
  • 1928
    A Breath of Broadway

    A Breath of Broadway (1928)

    A Breath of Broadway

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    Jack Waldron performs his stand-up vaudeville act....

    A Breath of Broadway
  • 1901
    The Gordon Sisters Boxing

    The Gordon Sisters Boxing (1901)

    The Gordon Sisters Boxing

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    The champion lady boxers of the world. Shows two female pugilists who are really clever. They engage in a hot one-round sparring bout. A park, with marble entrance and walk, and beautiful trees and shrubbery, make a very pleasing background. The exhi...

    The Gordon Sisters Boxing
  • 1900
    Chaise en bascule

    Chaise en bascule (1900)

    Chaise en bascule

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    Vaudeville comedians Foottit and Chocolat hop and dance around and occasionally fight....

    Chaise en bascule
  • 1969
    Faux Feathers

    Faux Feathers (1969)

    Faux Feathers

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    Buenos Aires, 1994. Memé Tizou is a famous vedette whose name shines brightly on the marquee of Corrientes Avenue, at least until the show’s producer, Armando, announces the decision to hire a younger woman. This decision leaves Memé confronted with...

    Faux Feathers
  • 1919
    Animal Act with Baboon, Dog and Donkey

    Animal Act with Baboon, Dog and Donkey (1919)

    Animal Act with Baboon, Dog and Donkey

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    Opens on a closeup of a baboon "playing" a violin, then cuts to a medium shot of the same. The baboon wears a white short-sleeved shirt with a loose bow tie and tweed pants. Cuts to a closeup of the baboon in a circular mask or iris effect, without t...

    Animal Act with Baboon, Dog and Donkey