Reluctant Babies

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1676A
Date Released
20 Jul 1961
Date submitted
17 Jul 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Reluctant Babies. DESCRIPTION: Oddly enough, baby sea lions don’t take easily to the water. That’s what’s going on here at the London Zoo, a couple of young Californian Sea Lions have just been introduced to their swimming pool. They’re not two months old yet, so perhaps there’s some excuse for their reluctance! SHOTLIST: Key scene. CU baby sea lion. MS others disappear in water. CU crowd looking on. CU baby sea lion with mother. CU baby sea lion waddling about. MS baby with mother in water. GV crowd. MS mother and baby. CU baby waddling about. MCU school boys. MS mother and baby.
Keywords
Children; Animals
Locations
London; London Zoo
Card file number
82875
Credits:
Camera
John Abbott
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Reluctant Babies', British Movietone News Issue No. 1676A, 20 Jul 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24192 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)