Cream of the Cats

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1750A
Date Released
20 Dec 1962
Date submitted
15 Dec 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cream of the Cats. DESCRIPTION: The National Cat Club’s Championships at Olympia, attracted nearly a thousand cats and half as many owners. Seal-pointed - blue pointed, long and short haired all colours and every variety. The judges had quite a job sorting out the winners. The Cat Protection League in London run an emergency cat snack-service for the city’s strays. Members of the League go in search of cats strayed far from home. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV inside National Cat Show Exhibition. CU three silver trophies. CU model of cat on top of trophy. CU cat. CU another cat. MCU crowd. CU cat. CU man and woman. CU cat. CU woman and little girl. CU black cat. CU man. CU cat, judges examining cat (2 shots). Zoom out two cats on top of each other. Woman puts cat food out (3 shots). CU woman. Food for cats on saucers (2 shots). CU woman. MS woman puts the food into bucket. Two women walk down road with the cats’ food (2 shots). CU cat. Women feed stray cats (6 shots).
Keywords
Animals; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; Olympia; Holland Park
Card file number
85673
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
140
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Cream of the Cats', British Movietone News Issue No. 1750A, 20 Dec 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24925 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)