A Little Of What You Fancy Details

A Little Of What You Fancy

The Music Hall was once the most popular form of entertainment in London. Bawdy, raucous, sentimental and energetic, it produced a whole host of stars and some of the best-loved songs of all time. Filmed in the 1960s, A Little Of What You Fancy is a loving tribute to the likes of Lily Morris, Gus Elen and Ella Shields. Featuring original archive film of the stars, plus rare prints, portraits and photographs, it traces what remains of the great Music Halls in 1960s London - and discovers the spirit of Music Hall still very much alive in places like The Players Theatre off the trand and MacDonalds in Hoxton. 1960s performances by Helen Shapiro singing Dont Dilly Dally and The Lambeth Walk and Sheila Bernette singing She Was Poor But She Was Honest, Dear Old Pals and Covent Garden in the Morning are mixed with original recordings of Stanley Holloways I Live in Trafalgar Square and Lets All Go Down the Strand. Gus Elen is captured performing, Its a Great Big Shame and Lily Morris is seen and heard lamenting Why am I Always the Bridesmaid? And these are just a few of the musical highlights in this glorious celebration of traditional Music Hall at its very best!

Starring	Helen Shapiro, Sheila Bernette
Director	Robert D. Webb
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 9 mins
Certificate
Genres	Documentary, Music/Musical
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1968 To Rent: DVD: 18 Jul 2007