Vivid Vintage Footage Of 1939 ME & MY GIRL Live

Perfectly preserved footage from the original West End production of ME & MY GIRL has surfaced, circa 1939, acting as a priceless time capsule of an era gone by, captured in vivid detail and showcasing the attractive mise en scene and magical cast comprising the popular show singing some of the score's most toe-tapping and tuneful melodies.

With BBC TV being in its mere infancy at the time - and soon to be suspended altogether for seven years due to World War II - the thrifty upstart nevertheless filmed and broadcast the entire 1937 West End production of ME & MY GIRL in 1939 - mega-hit of its day that it was - and perhaps this preview of the complete performance will entice the noted network to release it in full now, nearly eighty years after it originally aired.

Among the most popular standards of the score from the Noel Gay, Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose musical are the earworm title tune and the unforgettable and addictive "The Lambeth Walk", which would eventually act as the title of the 1939 feature film version.

ME & MY GIRL was subsequently revived in the West End in 1952, though it was reworked to much success - and many Tony Awards - by Mike Ockrent and Stephen Fry in the 1980s, both in the West End and on Broadway.

The 1937 original West End edition of ME & MY GIRL starred Lupino Lane, who actually acted as the inspiration for the project, as well as George Graves and Teddy St. Denis, all of whom reprise their roles in this recording.

Also of note, Lane recently received a commemoration by the Music Hall Guild Of Great Britain & America in 2009 having made a major impact on the arts over the course of his career.

So, come along to the Victoria Palace and do the Lambeth Walk like it's 1939!

View the vintage footage of the 1939 West End production of ME & MY GIRL below.