Zoo News for Easter

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1087A
Date Released
6 Apr 1950
Date submitted
1 Apr 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: At the Zoo for Easter. DESCRIPTION: At the zoo, a rival for Brumas, the young polar bear, in the form of an Emperor penguin. The Emperor, being an emperor, maintains greater dignity while the fish course is being handed round. SHOTLIST: KS. GV Ivy & Brumus, the polar bears. Various shots of the above both playing, the baby bear gets tough, Ivy feeding the baby bear. Emperor penguin with other penguins walk into camera. Several shots of them being fed by keeper, all scrambling for the fish except the Emperor penguin, some dive into water. Playing about in the water, SCU of Emperor penguin. Small penguin walks up slope out of camera most unconcerned attitude. Cut-ins of people watching same, very useful.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Yorkshire.
Keywords
Animals
Locations
London
Card file number
53501
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
138
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Zoo News for Easter', British Movietone News Issue No. 1087A, 6 Apr 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16308 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)