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The Co-Optimists (1929)

The Co-Optimists poster
Directed by
Edwin Greenwood
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a filmed musical revue from 1929 featuring a series of performances by a troupe of entertainers. It includes songs, comedy sketches, and dances captured in early sound film technology.

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What happens

The Co-Optimists is an all-talking sound 1929 British musical film revue directed by Edwin Greenwood and Laddie Cliff and starring Davy Burnaby, Stanley Holloway and Betty Chester. It was made at Twickenham Studios. The film was broken up into parts and re-released as six short films in 1931. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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