Billy Merson Singing 'Desdemonia' (1926)

'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)

Released June 1, 1926 4 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Music, Short

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

Production Companies: De Forest Phonofilm, BFI

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English