Seal Who Hates the Sea

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1156
Date Released
30 Jul 1951
Date submitted
27 Jul 1951
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Seal Who Hates the Sea. DESCRIPTION: You can take a seal to the ocean, but you can’t make him stay there; that has been proved conclusively in recent days by a baby seal that came ashore near Ayr from the Firth of Clyde. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Amphibious entering water, seal being held by occupant. Putting seal into water, but same swims ashore. Various ways putting same into water, but each time seal returns to shore. CU seal licking person who is holding it in his arms.
Keywords
Environment; Curiosities; Animals
Locations
Ayr; Firth of Clyde
Card file number
55834
Credits:
Camera
John Charles Elder
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
113
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Seal Who Hates the Sea', British Movietone News Issue No. 1156, 30 Jul 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17279 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)