The Artistic Ape

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1790A
Date Released
26 Sep 1963
Date submitted
11 Sep 1963
Date Other
Sep 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Artistic Ape. DESCRIPTION: Before selecting the star chimp for a new picture, 20th Century Fox held auditions in New York, Frankfurt and Paris. This was the scene in Paris where the selection committee included singer and composer Paul Anka. SHOTLIST: Key scene. ES chimpanzee painting. MCU same. BS same. CU press. CU painting. MCU Paul Anka. CU chimp painting. CU pan same. CU same. ES same. CU same. MCU pan Paul Anka and others inspect painting. CU chimp tapping his head.
Keywords
Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Animals; Performing arts
Locations
France; Paris
Footage sources
France
Card file number
87284
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
96
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Artistic Ape', British Movietone News Issue No. 1790A, 26 Sep 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25267 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)