Movies: Vaudeville act
- 1940
If I Had My Way (1940)
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Construction worker Buzz Blackwell becomes the guardian of 12-year-old Pat Johnson after one of his buddies, her father, is killed. Buzz and Pat, along with their chum Axel Swensen, head to New York to look for the girl's uncle. The trio soon unexpec...
- 1895
Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs (1895)
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A short black-and-white silent documentary film featuring one dog jumping through hoops and another dancing in a costume, which was considered lost until footage from an 1896 Fairground Programme was identified as being from this film....
- 1928
A Laugh or Two (1928)
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Vaudeville act performed by husband and wife team Russ Brown and Jean Whitaker....
- 1902
Miss Dundee and Her Performing Dogs (1902)
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A woman shows off her trained dogs....
- 1919
Tom Tinker's Pony Patter (1919)
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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...
- 1928
A Breath of Broadway (1928)
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Jack Waldron performs his stand-up vaudeville act....
- 2003
The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam (2003)
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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...
- 1940
Puttin on the Act (1940)
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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...
- 1928
The Cowboy and the Girl (1928)
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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 -...
- 1929
The Country Gentlemen (1929)
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The comedy team of Jack Born and Elmer Lawrence perform their vaudeville act....
- 1929
Harry Fox and His Six American Beauties (1929)
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Harry Fox performs his vaudeville act....
- 1919
Animal Act with Baboon, Dog and Donkey (1919)
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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...
- 1894
Chinese Laundry Scene (1894)
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The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman....
- 1907
Dancing Boxing Match, Montgomery and Stone (1907)
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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....
- 1901
The Gordon Sisters Boxing (1901)
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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...
- 1969
Faux Feathers (1969)
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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...