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Performance TitleThe Daily Express Film Ball, in aid of the Cinematograph Trade Benevolent Fund
Performance Date29 September 1947
Performance DayMonday
Performance Time20:30
Main PerformersJack Warner,
The Darmora Ballet,
Three Charlivel,
Tommy Trinder - comedy,
The Crazy Gang - comedy,
Bud Flanagan,
Nervo and Knox,
Naughton and Gold,
Tessie O'Shea
Secondary PerformersBobby Alderson, piano
Orchestra or BandVictor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra,
Santiago and His Latin American Music,
Geraldo and His Orchestra
ChoirsThe Radio Revellers (Al Fernhead, Freddie Holmes, Stan Emeney, Art Reed),
The Ink Spots (Billy Kenny, Herb Kenny, Charlie Fuqua, Billy Bowen)
ConductorsVictor Silvester,
Santiago,
Geraldo
Set ListMannequins and fashion models Fashion Parade

Dancing:
'You're Dancing On My Heart' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Pretending' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'In Love in Vain', (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'All The Things You Are', Kern (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'If I Loved You' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'When You're Away' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Dreamy Melody' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'My Heart Isn't in It' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Bitter Sweet' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Canadian Capers' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'How Am I To Know' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'You Were Meant for Me' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Broadway Melody' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Chicago' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'The Way You Look Tonight' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Beautiful Spring' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Time On My Hands' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Night and Day' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'A Media Luz' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Waves of The Danube', (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Don't You Know I Care?' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Make Believe' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'People Will Say We're in Love' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Take The ''A'' Train' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'They Say It's Wonderful' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Babette' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Un Peu D'Amour' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'I've Got The Sun in The Morning' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Jazz-Me Blues' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Say It Isn't So' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'A Gal in Calico' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'The Gipsy Doodle' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'There's Honey On The Moon Tonight' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Whispering' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'One Night of Love' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Love Serenade' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Easy to Love' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Opus 1' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'Doin' What Comes Naturally' (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra),
'The Parrot' (Santiago and His Latin American Music),
'Armadillo' (Santiago and His Latin American Music),
'Ga Gallin' (Santiago and His Latin American Music),
'Sambas' (Santiago and His Latin American Music),
'Polka Gibraltar' (Santiago and His Latin American Music),
'Samba Lele' (Santiago and His Latin American Music),
'Aurora' (Santiago and His Latin American Music),
'Chango' (Santiago and His Latin American Music),
'Oh Marie' (Santiago and His Latin American Music),
'Mi Jaca' (Santiago and His Latin American Music),
'Santiago' (Santiago and His Latin American Music),
'Tickle Tickle' (Santiago and His Latin American Music),
'Green Cockatoo' (Santiago and His Latin American Music),
'Managru Nicaragru' (Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'They Say It's Wonderful' (Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'Southern Scandal' (Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'Spanish Trail' (Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'Fascinating Rhythm', Gershwin (Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'The Good Earth' (Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'Money is The Root of All Evil' (Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'Harriett' (Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'Skyliner' (Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'Open The Door Richard' (Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'Heat Wave' (Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'People Will Say We're in Love' (Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'Baby Bounce' (Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'Patience and Fortitude' (Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'Cocktails for Two' (Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'Among My Souvenirs' (Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'The Volga Boatman' (Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'Much Binding in The Marsh', R Murdoch, (The Radio Revellers),
'Four Men One Song' (The Radio Revellers),
'Two Ton Tessie' (Tessie O'Shea),
'Huggin' and A Chalkin' (Tessie O'Shea),
'Annabella, Matilda Brown' (Tessie O'Shea),
'Bless You', Noel Gay (The Ink Spots, Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'Java Jive' (The Ink Spots, Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'It's a Good Day' (The Ink Spots, Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'Great Day' (The Ink Spots, Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'Maybe' (The Ink Spots, Geraldo and His Orchestra),
'Sweet Fanny Adams', arr. Tommy Trinder (Tommy Trinder),
'Orpheus in The Underworld', Offenbach (The Damora Ballet)
Performance NotesAttendeees at the event included:
Jean Simmonds, Richard Attenborough, Valerie Hobson, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Will Hay, Margaret Lockwood, Jean Pierre Aumont, Patricia Roc, Googie Withers, Griffith Jones, Dolores Gray, and Michael Wilding.

Associated Press Archive holds B&W British Movietone footage of the event (Story No. BM49236).
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1947/217),
Setlist (RAHE/8/7/1947/3)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1947/217The Daily Express Film Ball in aid of the Cinematograph Trade Benevolent Fund29 September 1947
RAHE/8/7/1947/3The Daily Express Film Ball set list29 September 1947
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
UvagofiosifunThe Daily Express Film Ball, in aid of the Cinematograph Trade Benevolent Fund1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/6369Warner; Jack (1895-1981); OBE; English actor
DS/UK/1552Trinder; 'Tommy' Thomas Edward (1909-1989); CBE; English comedian
DS/UK/3591The Crazy Gang (1930)
DS/UK/6578Horne; Kenneth (1907-1969); English comedian, businessman
DS/UK/6577Murdoch; Richard Bernard (1907-1990); British comedy radio, film, television performer
DS/UK/3643Silvester; Victor Marlborough (1900-1978); English dancer, author, musician, bandleader
DS/UK/1470Bright; Gerald Walcan 'Geraldo' (1904-1974); English bandleader
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