J. H. Squires' Celeste Octet (1928)

In this incomplete print, Squire promises a “Cook’s Tour” of Russia, India, Italy, Finland, and Ireland. Russia is represented by Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, India by Amy Woodford-Finden’s ballad “Pale Hands I Loved Beside the Shalimar”. Bizarrely, a snatch of Mozart’s overture to Le Nozze di Figaro, set in Seville, appears to represent Italy. Lost footage robs us of Finland, and most of Ireland too.

Released Feb. 1, 1928 5 min 7+

Genres: Music, Short

Keywords: mdblist.one-actor, mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.character-name-in-title, aspectratio.1-20-1

Production Companies: De Forest Phonofilm

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English