"Dancing with my Shadow"

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Just a 'Quickie' today as I have a busy day ahead.

It's really a little post for......

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From the show 'The Grand Parade', 1929/30 ** see below

.......over at Molly Golvers blogspot,

who recently (here and here) has posted up

some excellent photos

of shadows.

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This was the song I was after Molly.

It was by Elsie Carlisle all the time, however

I can't find her singing it.

Never mind, here's the song on an old 78.

** I have located the songs 'Molly' and 'Alone in the Rain'

I will try to get the mp3 links up if I can.

It would appear that the musical drama 'The Grand Parade',

is one of those great 'lost' films.

No copies survive.

Some of the songs do and 'Molly' can be heard here.

Synopsis: No one suffered more magnificently in the early-talkie era than the inimitable Helen Twelvetrees. In The Grand Parade, the actress is cast as Molly, the sweetheart of minstrel-show performer Jack Kelly (Fred Scott). Rising to the top of his profession, Kelly plummets to the bottom thanks to his fondness for intoxicating beverages. Molly nurses and coddles Kelly back to health, giving nary a thought for her own comfort or happiness. Our hero finally makes a spectacular comeback -- but will he cast off Molly in favour of seductive burlesque queen Polly (Marie Astaire)? In the typical fashion of early talkies, The Grand Parade contains way too many musical numbers, though the title tune is rather pleasant.

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