Ronald Frankau (1943)

Ronald Frankau. Probably filmed at Pathe studios, London. M/S of a cartoon ’listening inn’ with all sorts of listening and bugging devices. Ronald Frankau gives clapperboard to his pianist Monty / Monte Crick. Frankau does an impression of Albert Sandler (?), Crick impersonates newsreader Frank Phillips. Frankau sings a song called “After the War“ which includes him giving the news as it may be then, including encouraging people to take unnecessary journeys as no-one is going on the trains. He finishes the song and curtsies at the end. 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 (19