Pig’s Ear for Music

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1861A
Date Released
4 Feb 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pig’s Ear for Music. DESCRIPTION: A farmer in Queensland has found that music has charms to soothe his pigs. SHOTLIST: MS pigs fighting. MS Farmer Hudson inspecting pig stys. The farmer and a piglet. Pigs fighting. Farmer Hudson’s hand switching on the radio. MS pigs standing still listening to the radio. CU radio. MS pigs lying down listening to the music from the radio. CU pig sleeping. CU pigs lying down listening to the music from the radio.
Keywords
Music and dance; Curiosities; Agriculture; Animal husbandry
Locations
Australia; Queensland
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
89302
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Pig’s Ear for Music', British Movietone News Issue No. 1861A, 4 Feb 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25858 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)