Lily of Laguna - G H Elliot 1934

This is from the 1934 film 'Those were the days'. According to the Internet Movie Data Base the singer is G H Elliot although some people seem to doubt it. The song was written in 1898 by British songwriter Leslie Stuart. It was a favorite song of the Music Halls and was performed by both Eugene Stratton and G H Elliot.

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Music

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• 1930s
• Elliot
• Music
• Hall
• Nostalgia
• Eugene
• Stratton
• Leslie
• Stuart
• minstrels

[valbony1]

This is not G H Elloitt .It is Tom Finglass,he also appeared in a film in the 1940s as Eugene Stratton,in "We will Remember" a biography of Leslie Stuart who wrote Lily Of Laguna.Part played by Robert Morley. Valbony.

[ArtieShawFan]

@valbony1

Are you sure the film was called "We will Remember?" I can't find it on the IMDB.

[georgeamery]

Stupid. To me its as stupid as a man dressing as a woman on stage, If you want a black man why not have a genuine one/

[MDkid1]

omgosh he said the "n" word!

[Teddyb1939]

@TheHoplites Try the on/line copy , Classic radio comedy This is really GH Elliott {Lily of Laguna]. Magic Stuff. I saw him at the Metropolitan music hall in the Edgware Rd London W.2. The colour of the numbers indicating the acts in order of appearance & the general backdrops were magical,We sat in the gods[ ,top balcony ] Actually they were wooden steps, not seats, Dad spent most of the evening in the bar,me & mum watched the acts. I also saw Old Mother Riley [Arthur Lucan] Great times

[TheHoplites]

@Teddyb1939

Hi Teddy, this is my favourite song of all time, a perfect song and perfectly sung. How I would have liked to see him live, what was he like on stage. Happy days

[TYRONE470]

this is some racist bull crap how they use to just disrespect black people and he use the n word this is a bunch of crap 

[TYRONE470]

this is some racist bull crap how they use to just disrespect black people and he use the n word this is a bunch of crap

[2MarkLecras]

RACIST



[vxrobby]

is this song racist lol

[Teddyb1939]

I have the G H Elliott, 9 inch 78 rpm record & this is not him. still nice though. The Elliott is on the old Broadcast label & is a magic recording.On the same label I have just played on my Columbia Grafonola wind up, Val LaytonTip toe thro the tulips with me.this on 7 inch 78. One of these days I will find out how to post on line.G H Elliott had an additional stage name but would not be right to say it in this day & age. I am sure I saw Him at the old metropolitan music hall. I was very young.