The Coconut Grove - Cabaret Time After Midnight (1937)

Soundtrack is currently missing for this item. Titles read: ’Now Pathetone is taking you over to one of London’s famous night Rendezvous THE COCONUT GROVE for “Cabaret Time after Midnight“’. London. Various shots at the Coconut Grove showing elegant people sitting at tables and dancing. Paperwork says it is ’Balalaika Night’ - ’Balalaika’ was a current west end show. Two women holding cigarettes saunter into the club; their gentleman escort signs the membership book (?) then follows them in. Stars of the day are seen at tables, including composer George Posford, author Eric Maschwitz (who wrote ’Balalaika’), Walford Hyden (of ’Cafe Colette’ fame, according to paperwork), and dancer Cleo Nordi. A man hides behind a paper fan to escape the camera. The Viennese Singing Sisters do their act on the dance floor - alas, no soundtrack! Five pretty girls in long satin gowns sing; another plays the piano. It looks like quite a good act - no mention in paperwork of what their song is. Then we see the