News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

57A

Date Released

10 Jul 1930

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Bombay Boycott Parade
• 2. Screen Memoir of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• 3. Interview with the Canadian Prime Minister
• 4. The King and Queen Open India House
• 5. Eve of the Poll in Norfolk
• 6. Sprucing Up for the Poultry Congress

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sprucing Up for the Poultry Congress. DESCRIPTION: Life’s not all maize and meal for the hen with social ambitions. SHOTLIST: Shot of hen being groomed. Being washed. Having nails attended to. Close shot of cockerel crowing.

Keywords

Curiosities; Agriculture; Animals; Exhibitions and shows

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

768

Length of story (in feet)

49

Story extras:

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