Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
Clip: 493009_1_1
Year Shot: 1985
(Actual Date)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 11458
Original Film: 61-0318
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Country: United States
Timecode: 11:35:10 - 11:36:55
Same as catalog # 493010 Ethel Waters This is a killer clip. The first image shows two pairs of shoes, his and hers. They are paired off between the head of a broom. The broom drops to the floor, and the woman begins to briskly walk off. The camera focuses on her shoes which are set against a black and white checkered floor. A housewife walks through a screen door onto a patio, and finds her husband asleep in a hammock. She rips a newspaper from his face, puts one hand on her hip and begins to sing "Taking Your Time" . CUs of her singing, he is still asleep. Female singer is the legendary Ethel Waters. early soundie 1930s.