Sweet Leilani Aka Felix Mendelssohn And His Hawaiian Serenaders (1946)

Titles read: “Sweet Leilani“. Location of events unknown. Various shots of Felix Mendelssohn and his Hawaiian Serenaders performing the number ’Sweet Leilani’ while solo dancer Cynthia Read does some hula-girl hip swaying and snaky hand movements. Good C/U of Cynthia turning to the camera and giving us a wink. C/U of Mendelssohn. A nice, informal performance, with the musicians sitting or standing around, and exotic hula girls swaying to the gentle music. (Oh, to be in Waikiki!) 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