A 44 minute black and white documentary (about 1.4gb) featuring blues singer and East End pub owner Queenie Watts made in 1964. The pub was quite well known in it's day but probably long gone now.
There's some interesting location footage of the docks area but most of the action takes place within the pub with a local trad band, some other typical pub 'turns' and Queenie herself who sings with the band.
A Stan Tracey group is heard (but not seen) with Queenie singing and, all in all, it's a fine slice of East End life with a strong jazz flavour.
If you would like to preview the video before downloading, jazzuk has provided this link:-
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v32320734t9d3p9Ec?h1=Portrait+of+Queenie
Thanks Rodney and bluebird! Cheers!
ReplyDeleteI shall go out and purchase some bottle of ale, make a cheese and pickle sandwich and sit down and enjoy watching this tonight.Many thanks.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this movie, Rodney (in glorious black and white) !
ReplyDeletesorry bluebird ! thanks to you too of course
DeleteAh. The good old days. Thanks guys for reminding me how old I am.
ReplyDeleteQueenie Watts sounds like a character in East Enders. I grew up in the docklands area near Tower Bridge so this will be of particular personal interest. Many thanks, Rodney and bluebird (not forgetting jazzuk of course).
ReplyDeleteQueenie had a very successful TV career later and made just one lp singing with the Stan Tracey group heard in the film.
ReplyDeleteNow does anyone have that?
The opening shots show two blonde girls going into the pub and the end scenes show them leaving the pub. But just look at the number of empty glasses on their table. And they went home alone.. and walking straight.
Well worth downloading for a slice of nostalgia, far better than the out-of-sync version on the review. I never went to that ale house, but I did to the Prospect of Whitby, another east end pub famous for visiting celebs. Thanks to all concerned for digging up this relic, and to add to Bluebirds comment, I was amazed the two blonds never got propositioned, arrived together, left together... Oh well !!
ReplyDeleteGirls could handle their drink back then (' a sweet martini and gin & bitter lemon please'). Great film and very nostalgic. Just seems like a different world.
ReplyDeleteAny other rare videos shared here would be greatly appreciated, particularly if they are as good picture quality as this one.
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