Waiting at the Church (disambiguation)

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Waiting at the Church is a popular British music hall song by Vesta Victoria.

"Waiting at the Church" is a popular British music hall song written by Fred Leigh (words) and Henry Pether (music) for Vesta Victoria. It is sung by a bride-to-be who has given her fiancé, Obadiah Binks, all her money to buy a ring or a house, only to be left "waiting at the church"; she finds out the truth when Obadiah sends her a note telling her he is already married. It has featured in a number of films since the earliest days of cinema. The silent film Waiting at the Church featured a performance by Victoria as she acted out the lyrics. Several other silent films were made to accompany recordings of the song. Sound films which use the song include Here Come the Huggetts, Millions Like Us and I Thank You. Richard Thompson included it on his album 1000 Years of Popular Music. It has also been covered many times, including by Julie Andrews and Miss Piggy.

Waiting at the Church may also refer to:

Films

Waiting at the Church (1906 film), directed by Edwin S. Porter
Waiting at the Church (1911 film), produced by Carl Laemmle
Waiting at the Church (1919 film), directed by Eddie Lyons
Waiting at the Church, alternate title for The Runaround (1931 film), directed by William James Craft

Waiting at the Church is a 1906 American silent film directed by Edwin S. Porter for the Edison Manufacturing Company.

Edwin Stanton Porter was an American film pioneer, most famous as a producer, director, studio manager and cinematographer with the Edison Manufacturing Company and the Famous Players Film Company. Of over 250 films created by Porter, his most important include Jack and the Beanstalk (1902), Life of an American Fireman (1903), The Great Train Robbery (1903), The Kleptomaniac (1905), Life of a Cowboy (1906), Rescued from an Eagle's Nest (1908), and The Prisoner of Zenda (1913).

Carl Laemmle was an American filmmaker and a founder of Universal Studios. He produced or worked on over 400 films.

Books

Waiting at the Church (1937 book), written by Wilbur Braun
Waiting at the Church (1958 book), written by L. du Garde Peach
Waiting at the Church (1968 book), written by Charity Blackstock

Lawrence du Garde Peach, who wrote under the name L. du Garde Peach, was an English author and playwright for radio, stage, and screen. He is probably best remembered as the author of over thirty works in the Adventure from History series of non-fiction books for children which was published by Ladybird Books between 1957 and his death in 1974. It was the largest series Ladybird produced, and remained in print until 1986.

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