Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Zoo Spring-Clean

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
988A
Date Released
13 May 1948
Date submitted
10 May 1948
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Story

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Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chimps Spring Clean St Louis Zoo. DESCRIPTION: St Louis Zoo finds willing hands amongst the chimpanzees to help with the spring cleaning. SHOTLIST: KS MS chimpanzees cleaning seats (rows of seats), scrubbing etc. Several shots chimp scrubbing a seat. Another overhauling bicycle and riding on same. Cut-in CUs of chimps, one wearing a cap, another smokes a cigarette.
Keywords
Animals
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
50208
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Zoo Spring-Clean', British Movietone News Issue No. 988A, 13 May 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15098 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)