The Argentine Tango (1928)

C/U of a couple in a dance embrace - it is Maxwell Stewart and Pat Sykes. Another couple are seen - Victor and Mrs Silvester. Frank Ford and Molly Spain are next up. Santos Casani and Jose Lennard complete this star studded group of ballroom dancers. Intertitle reads: “the dreamy languorous Tango is a distinctly refreshing change from the usual hustling, bustling dances - especially in the summer (if any).“ L/S of all the couples dancing a Tango in a stage setting or perhaps at a club. Various steps are seen with the feet in C/U. Then one of the couples dances the whole routine slowly - we see only their feet. L/S of the couples dancing the Tango “As it should be danced.“ Was originally an item in Eve’s Film Review issue number 361. 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), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.