Sophie Tucker’s Last Performance (1966)

Location: New York, England / Great Britain Film about Blues singer Sophie Tucker following her death in 1966. Mute: CU. Sophie Tucker smiling. GV. Crowded reception hall. MS. Sophie Tucker at table with Actresses Betty Hutton and Bette Davis. MS. She is presented with a bust of herself. VS. Sophie Tucker at the reception and she is on the main table with Comedian George Jessel. Sound: Sophie Tucker gives an impromptu rendering of “Some of These Days“ (poor sound). (Fine Grain.) 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 wel