Joy Bells at the Zoo

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1076A
Date Released
19 Jan 1950
Date submitted
17 Jan 1950
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Joy Bells at the Zoo. DESCRIPTION: An exceptionally interesting event has recently occurred at the London Zoo; never before, anywhere in the world, it’s believed, has a baby polar bear been reared by its mother in captivity even to the age of a few weeks. SHOTLIST: KS. Male polar bear on terrace. GV entrance of London Zoo Regents Park. GV HQ Zoological Society of London. GV Mappin Terrace. CU mother polar bear in den & shots of polar bear cub. Head bear keeper (Bruce Smith) prepares meal. SCU mother bear. SCU Mischa the father on Mappin Terrace. Various shots of the polar bear cub and CUs of same. Baby polar bear is Brumas.
Keywords
Children; Animals
Locations
London
Card file number
53092
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
122
Story extras:
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'Joy Bells at the Zoo', British Movietone News Issue No. 1076A, 19 Jan 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16156 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)