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Austin P	Morris dance in USA - 1929 film clip (32)	RE: Morris dance in USA - 1929 film clip	12 Mar 09
Fascinating stuff. In those days the sound would have been recorded seperately from the film (1929 remember!), and synched up later. This was only 2 years after 'The Jazz singer' the worlds first feature-length talkie and at that time synched recording was limited to studios, so full marks for having a soundtrack at all! They would have used sound-on disc. As to the 'slim and fit' comment, the aspect ratio of the video seems slightly out making everything seem tall and thin. Yes, Morris, Rapper and social dancing - a sort of 'sampler' I guess for the intended audience. AP

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