News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

762-2

Date Released

5 Apr 1926

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. King’s Maundy Gifts
• 2. Atlantic Fleet Back
• 3. As in the Days of Dickens
• 4. What a Contrast is the Modern Iron Horse!
• 5. Girls’ Varsity Boat Race
• 6. Spring Comes to the Zoo

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

[1ST SUBTITLE]: "And the Gardens are the haunt of happy children on Holiday." Children ride past cages on camel led by keeper. View down at bears behind bars and onlookers. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "Sacred monkeys". Trio of monkeys feeding in enclosure. [3RD SUBTITLE]: "The new Sam". Polar bear on rock. [4TH SUBTITLE]: "And Sam’s wife". Close-up of polar bear. Sealion on rock in pool. [5TH SUBTITLE]: "'An’ Effelunts’". Children riding on three elephants. [6TH SUBTITLE]: "'Thank You!'". Woman feeds elephant.

Keywords

Animals

Length of story (in feet)

73

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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