On the Ball

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1390A
Date Released
26 Jan 1956
Date Other
Jan 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Porpoises. DESCRIPTION: Water sport with a difference, at California’s Marine Land of the Pacific. A pool full of porpoises, enjoyed a game of basketball. SHOTLIST: Excellent shots of porpoises under water - playing with ball. Porpoises jumping out of water and getting goals. One ball misses and the porpoise rescues same and tries again. These porpoise are really playing a very good game of netball.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Animals
Locations
United States of America; California; Marine Lane
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
65741
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'On the Ball', British Movietone News Issue No. 1390A, 26 Jan 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20690 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)