Camera-Call for Cubs

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1731
Date Released
6 Aug 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Camera-Call for Cubs. DESCRIPTION: A cuddlesome collection of aggressiveness are Deirdre, Dawn and Doreen, the three 4-week old tiger cubs born at Whipsnade Zoo. Here, they are seen at their first press conference, while mother Karen looks on proudly. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS press photographers. MS tigress Karen with cubs (Deirdre, Dawn and Doreen). CU press photographer. MS tigress licking one of the cubs. CU press photographer. MCU tigress licking cub. MS press photographers. CU all three cubs (2 shots). CU of each cub (3 shots). CU all three cubs.
Keywords
Animals
Locations
Bedfordshire; Whipsnade Zoo
Card file number
84840
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
81
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Camera-Call for Cubs', British Movietone News Issue No. 1731, 6 Aug 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24736 (Accessed 21 Jul 2025)