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Title: EVERYONE IN THE ACT

Reference number: 6288

Date: 1963 - 1964 (?)

Sound: sound

Original format: std. 8mm

Colour: bw

Fiction: fiction

Running time: 5.00 minsc

Description: Short comedy drama about an imposter who hypnotises an Edinburgh Cine Society meeting, stealing their money instead of delivering a lecture.

Credits: Next production? Cine Follies of 1964

Shotlist: Title (0.06) On the night of 13th November .. the ECS eagerly await a lecture .. by Professor Chris N. Themum on 'Title Deeds!' (0.31) Two well dressed men enter lecture room and sit down at table. Brief view audience. Man introduces visitor. (1.11) 'Professor' speaks. C/u flower on his lapel. 'Why, odds bodkins, he's not our lecturer!' (1.47) Gvs audience. Professor appears to hypnotise a woman into pretending she's shaving; audience hypnotised into raising hands to ears; men hypnotised, pretending to fight. Male youth pretending to apply make-up; a group hypnotised into pretending to play musical instruments, s if in a brass band. (4.08) C/u 'Professor' eyes. Audiences heads drop one by one. Man carrying tripod runs in late panting and is 'put to sleep'. (5.03) 'Professor' pickpockets wallets and leaves room through swing doors. Push panels on doors have 'THE END' written on them. (5.33)