Billy Merson Singing 'Desdemonia'

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Billy Merson Singing 'Desdemonia' (1926)

Music, Comedy · 4m

'Billy Merson, the great Nottingham-born music hall performer, presents one of his signature numbers. The film clearly captures Merson's comic brilliance - he not only sings, but dances, skips and indulges in a lot of creative business with a lyre. Merson had been making films since 1915 and Desdemonia is often cited as Britain's first sound film.' (Robin Baker, BFI)

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Cast

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Billy Merson

Crew

Producer
Vivian Van Damm, Lee De Forest

Details

Release date
1926-06-01
Runtime
4m
Genres
Music, Comedy
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
De Forest Phonofilm, BFI