The Ray Noble Band with Al Bowlly and Nat Gonella in Holland 1933

[mangeldeth74]

Awesome.

[Karen41872]

This is an AWESOME piece of musical history. Thanks so much for sharing it with us. WONDERFUL!

[Mousepie999]

What an extraordinary find!! Thank you so much for helping to preserve such an important musical document!

[phonomono78s]

AMAZING! What a find. Thanks so much.

[sweeetxfire]

This is so wonderful, I'm crying ;(

thank you for posting!!

[sidehatch69]

this is efen priceless wow

[Ronald070]

What a great clip! Thanks for posting. I live in The Hague, not far from Scheveningen and the Kurhaus Hotel. Earlier today, I bought a picture of Noble, Bowlly and other bandmembers in front of the Kurhaus. I never knew that they performed here.

[peteressex]

I think the Stone members were just with Noble for the Holland trip. Freddy Gardner is in there as well. The very best of British dance musicians of the day.

[LKayL1]

Brill footage of the late great Al Bowlly!

[Bixfan78]

Yes, the audio clip at the end is Oliver Hardy, from the soundtrack of their 1933 feature "Sons of the Desert." Ollie has just explained to wife Mae Busch that they've gotten home in advance of other shipwrecked passengers coming home from Honolulu because they "Ship-hiked," and were picked up by a passing vessel. (Actually, the boys didn't go to Honolulu, they went to the convention in Chicago!) Ollie elaborates, "Do you think that a story like that could come from *my* mind?"

[Clivepom]

Does anybody know what the last clip is from? To quote "That's all there is! There isn't any more..."

[Bloozboy91]

@Clivepom I believe, but could be wrong, that it is from Laurel and Hardy

[redenamel]

holy crap! Awesome!

[ateleia]

Thank you so much for this rare gem!

[RatPfink66]

What a great discovery!

[vertxxgg]

Al Bowlly remember me in voice and looks Spanish theatrical actor Antonio Casal in 40s spanish movies....great posting

[Corrie121]

Great posting.

Thanks for posting.