Boy Conductor (1947)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. Paris, France. Pierino Gamba, son of a Rome tradesman, conducts the Lamoureux orchestra in Beethoven’s 5th. CU Pierino having his neck washed and hair combed by his mother before going to the concert. MS Seen on the rostrum conducting the orchestra and giving directions on how passages should by played. CU back view of a violinist showing the music on the stand before him. CU Violinists and Cellists playing. CU he wipes his brow as he finishes. Possibly connected with 47/44 - MD FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), Britis