Mountain Baby

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1616A
Date Released
26 May 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mountain Baby. DESCRIPTION: This baby Mountain Gorilla, deserted by his mum, his male protector dead, was found in Uganda. Settling down well, he has a girl friend, a Chimpanzee, whom they kindly introduced to him at Entebbe, as a companion on the long journey to Britain. Both are most engaging characters and seem to be quite at home at Regent’s Park, already. SHOTLIST: MS baby gorilla. LS same. MS same. LS same. MS same with chimpanzee girl friend. LS baby gorilla. MS same (5).
Keywords
Children; Animals
Locations
London; England; London Zoo
Card file number
80174
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Mountain Baby', British Movietone News Issue No. 1616A, 26 May 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23619 (Accessed 24 Jun 2025)