Lance Fairfax (1936)

Silhouette of soldier playing trumpet. Shots of famous baritone Lance Fairfax sings ’The Trumpeter’ (possibly by Dix Boosey). The singer is dressed in evening wear and the song has a stirring military theme. Some shots show the pianist. Intercut are good shots of British cavalry soldiers charging across a field with sabres drawn. The song is based on an incident in the Boer War. End titles as music runs over. 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