The blind fiddler.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

British Film Institute, owner.

Topical Film Co., production company.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blind.

Dance.

Nurses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (58 seconds)) : silent, black and white.

Place of Publication:

[Great Britain] : Topical Film Company, 1916.

Summary:

"THE BLIND FIDDLER." "Heroes who have lost their sight in the service of the country dance with their nurses with a courage that defies affliction." (132). LS Man playing a violin as three couples of dancing soldiers and nurses whirl round to the music. More couples dance in the same area. Most of the male dancers appear to be blind (184).

Notes:

Issue number: 248-2 ; Story number within issue: 3 of 4

Series: Topical Budget.

The archive also has an incomplete copy of the issue, carrying the first three stories only (150ft), that has red toned intertitles.

With intertitles.