New Styles Revive Ostrich Industry

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
125
Date Released
26 Oct 1931
Date submitted
22 Oct 1931
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Styles in Ostrich Feathers. DESCRIPTION: Return of feathered hats brings prosperity back to big bird farms in South Africa. SHOTLIST: Long shot of ostriches being shoo-ed along by man. Close shot of group of birds. Long shot of cowboy capturing one of them. CU of plumes being taken out from bird. Close shot of woman handling feathers. Long shot of bird with babies running around.
Keywords
Agriculture; Birds; Fashion and costume; Animals
Locations
South Africa
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1475
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New Styles Revive Ostrich Industry', British Movietone News Issue No. 125, 26 Oct 1931. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/3282 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)