Arthur Prince (1940)

Ventriloquist Arthur Prince. Probably filmed at Pathe studios, London. M/S of a sailor on a set which looks like the deck of a ship, he moves aside to show the dummy, Arthur Prince comes on and sits down. Various shots as he has a conversation with the dummy. The dummy then sings a song with the other sailor. M/S as they take the dummy’s head off. 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 the British Pathé website.