A Tall Story

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1383
Date Released
5 Dec 1955
Date submitted
30 Nov 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Birth of a Giraffe. DESCRIPTION: A baby giraffe has just been born at Sydney Zoo. She gets her first licking from the proudest mum in Australia, she is already 6 foot tall. SHOTLIST: LS giraffe in cage, approaching. CU monkey. CU stork. CU newborn giraffe laying in straw. CU monkeys swinging about on bars. CU baby giraffe stands up. CU officials watch the birth through doorway. CU mother giraffe licks her newborn. CU head of zoo stands with 6 ft baby giraffe.
Keywords
Animals
Locations
Sydney; Australia; Taronga Park Zoo
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
65303
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
69
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'A Tall Story', British Movietone News Issue No. 1383, 5 Dec 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20564 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)