Harry Welchman sings "A Bachelor Gay" 1932

From the 1932 British film The Maid Of The Mountains, based on the famous operetta. The music was by Harold Fraser-Simson, with additional music by James W. Tate, lyrics by Harry Graham and additional lyrics by Frank Clifford Harris and Valentine, and the book was written by Frederick Lonsdale, best known for his later society comedies such as On Approval. After an initial try-out at the Prince's Theatre in Manchester on 23 February 1916, the show opened at Daly's Theatre in London on 10 February 1917. Originally starring Jose Collins, daughter of Music Hall Lottie Collins (who made "Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay" famous), The Maid of the Mountains ran for 1,352 performances in its initial London run. Harry Welchman had previously starred as The Red Shadow on stage with Edith Day in the 1926 original London Production of The Desert Song at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. This less than perfect clip extracted from the Pathe short "Singing Cinema"