Florrie Forde, Queen of the English Music Hall

[jsg6532774]

wonderful,,,,,,,,,brought tears to my eyes! oh those wonderful people!

[EdmundStAustell]

@jsg6532774 Yes, I agree. It was another world back then.

[BarryCFCOK]

Does anyone know what film this is from?

[EdmundStAustell]

@BarryCFCOK "Say it With Flowers," 1934, acording to eh44, below.

[SuperLuckydream]

A bright lady! And she sings with chic,expressive sensitivity and charm.

[EdmundStAustell]

@SuperLuckydream Thank you very much. Yes, she was one of those charming entertainers that you just have to love. She exuded good will and charm. She was always eternally grateful to her audience for giving her a life as an entertainer. She invested a great deal of time and energy entertaining troops, through the first and into the second World Wars. In fact, she died one day after entertaining troops in WWII. Thank you very much for the comment.

[MrGrayTube]

They don't make them like that any more, same musichall died too

[madamewoselle]

I love this!

[EdmundStAustell]

@madamewoselle Thank you! Yes, it's extremely engaging. She was a wonderful entertainer.

[jollyjohnbull]

Wonderful, brought back many memories of these songs being played on the piano, at home , when I was a youngster, remember a photo of Florrie on the music book cover. This was real class, a true entertainer. Bless you for posting.

[EdmundStAustell]

@jollyjohnbull Thank you! A very lovable person--it really comes through!

[ZXC5000]

This is a real entertainer, love the bit she sings about herself, class.

[EdmundStAustell]

@ZXC5000 You are so right! Class is the word. What shines thorugh with Florrie is an absolutely first rate personality. A good hearted woman, born to entertain. Which she did, till the day of her death, entertaining troops.

[MadAndyBeckman]

One thing I spotted in this in the audience shot is that a lot of the men have their hats on including bowler type hats near the middle rows. Given the lack of elevation towards the back of the hall I am astonished that this was not banned as inconsiderate to those sitting behind (let alone bad-mannered for men to wear hats indoors.)

[davidandcleo]

superlative!

[EdmundStAustell]

@davidandcleo Thank you! Yes, she was wonderful. Great lady, great attitude, great singer!

[JamesEncliffe]

It's from Say it with flowers... the benefit performance.

[EdmundStAustell]

@JamesEncliffe Thank you!

[jacobsimon]

She is the quintessential music hall queen. I can't help but sing along with every song. BTW, she was from Australia.

[owtatowttowt]

amazing woman.

[EdmundStAustell]

@owtatowttowt She sure was: good hearted, hard working, and talented. Show business the way it used to be.

[eh44]

This clip is from the film "Say it with flowers" directed by John Baxter in 1934

[EdmundStAustell]

@eh44 Thank you very much!  I appreciate that!

[MaryHarper]

Is this more likely to be from 'My Old Dutch'?

[EdmundStAustell]

@MaryHarper I am not sure. Consulting "My Old Dutch" at IMDB, I see that it came out in 1934, whereas the date I have on this is 1933. This video was originally posted by jozefsterkens, about 3 years ago. He took it down last year, at which time I put this one up. He has since re-posted it, and it might be a good idea to check with him. He doesn't have the information on the video itself, but he is one of the best researchers on Youtube, and may well have an answer on this.

[silverscreenmovies]

This song was seen in the film ' Waterfront'.

[EdmundStAustell]

@silverscreenmovies Thank you very much for the information!