Chimps Tea Party
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chimps Tea Party. DESCRIPTION: When the Chimps at Twycross Zoo have a tea party they do it with style. SHOTLIST: MCU sign ‘Twycross Zoo’ - chimp on bike rides past - pan. MS chimp riding. MS chimp rides to door and steps from bike. MS chimp walks up to door and rings bell. MCU chimp ringing bell. MS ditto. MS interior door opens and chimp walks in - sits at desk and starts to type. MS chimp typing. CU chimp. MCU chimp typing invitation for his girlfriend to a tea party. MCU chimp. MS chimp answering phone. CU ditto. MS bedroom (girlfriend walks over to dressing table). MCU female chimp brushes hair, BV ditto. FV ditto. MS female chimp walks to stairs. MS walks down same and goes to door. MS 3 young chimps round tea table. MCU chimp eating - pan other 2. CU chimp. MS female chimp walks in with teapot. MS same to table. CU female chimp drinks tea from pot. MS young chimps eating. MS female chimp cuts cake with candles. CU ditto tilt up to face. MS young. MS chimps eating, pull back. MS chimps eating. MS female chimp tries to put candles out by watering them.
- Keywords
- Animals
- Locations
- Leicestershire
- Card file number
- 78/10
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leonard Martin
- Camera
- Richard Day
- Length of story (in feet)
- 198
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How to cite this record
'Chimps Tea Party', British Movietone News Issue No. 2547, 26 Mar 1978. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/31123 (Accessed 26 Jul 2025)