This is a film of a theatre production by an Ilkley amateur theatre company of a play or musical.  It begins by showing the leading players before showing extensive highlights of the performance. Title – 6th West Yorks (Scouts Section) present extracts from ‘Over the Top’ 1936 Produced by H. Clegg Esq. Intertitle – Introducing ‘Our funny man – Percy Feather playing “Tiger Nut” A man, Percy Feather, is sitting on a bench, possibly in a pub.  He is making some funny faces before emerging from...

This is a film of a theatre production by an Ilkley amateur theatre company of a play or musical.  It begins by showing the leading players before showing extensive highlights of the performance. Title – 6th West Yorks (Scouts Section) present extracts from ‘Over the Top’ 1936 Produced by H. Clegg Esq. Intertitle – Introducing ‘Our funny man – Percy Feather playing “Tiger Nut” A man, Percy Feather, is sitting on a bench, possibly in a pub.  He is making some funny faces before emerging from behind the Telegraph and Argus with a false moustache and wearing an army overcoat and hat. Intertitle – Our chief cad – Guy Hill Esq. playing Maundeville Briggs Another man, with a monocle on, is sitting in the same place, speaking to the camera. Intertitle – Our Leading Lady – Rene Sutcliffe playing Amourelle A lady sitting in the same place also talks to the camera. Intertitle – Our Naughty Barmaid – Flo Wright playing Julie Another lady does likewise. Intertitle – Our Juvenile lead – Donald Slater playing Lt. Carson Ford Another man does likewise. Then several women are shown in quick succession, all seated in the same place: Intertitle – Our Young Ladies Intertitle – Phyllis Intertitle – Connie Intertitle – Betty Intertitle – Our Musical Director – Mr Wilkinson Man in uniform conducting.  Another man is also briefly seen. Intertitle – And the Chinks – played by Mrs Ada Clayton Smith and Edwin Walton Esq. A couple sit next to each other in the same place pulling faces. The film then shows extended highlights of a musical being performed in a theatre.  It begins with a group of women on stage with some military officers.  Among the highlights there is singing, dancing, wounded soldiers, marionettes, a café scene with ladies flirting with soldiers, a woman doing a cabaret act and can-can dancers, a comic scene in a bar with a man dressed as a barmaid, dancing and acrobatics, a couple doing a song and dance routine, and a boxing match before the performance comes to an end.  The actors take their bows, and there is some comic messing about before the film finishes.