Ape at the Wheel

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1760
Date Released
25 Feb 1963
Date submitted
18 Feb 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ape at the Wheel. DESCRIPTION: Introducing ‘Johnnie’. He is a monkey who can drive a tractor and is also generally used as a farm-hand. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS monkey at wheel of tractor. MCU same. CU same. CU Farmer Lindsay Schmidt baling out straw from tractor. MCU monkey at wheel of tractor. CU same. MCU back view - same. MCU monkey at wheel.
Keywords
Vehicles; Curiosities; Animals
Locations
Melbourne; Australia; Balmoral
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
86107
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
56
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Ape at the Wheel', British Movietone News Issue No. 1760, 25 Feb 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25003 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)