Masseur (1954)

Soho, London. Various shots man walking along pavement carrying suitcase. C/U suit case. Man walks into Prince of Wales Theatre. Interior. Various shots man in backstage dressing room. The man opens the suitcase; it unfolds into a bed. Folies Bergers dancer Cecile Tchernova, lies on the bed and the man starts to give her a massage. After Cecile, the man sets about giving blues singer Helen Davis a neck massage. Various shots of showgirl Mary Drinnan getting her arms massaged. The masseur is Bill Robinson, “physiotherapist who specialises in a theatrical clientele“. Note: letter from Prince of Wales theatre and newspaper article on file. 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