The Monkey Farm!
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- Eve And Everybody’s Film Review
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Story
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- 3 / 5
- Summary
- British Pathe synopsis: "We’ve had poultry farms, duck farms, pig farms and lots of other sorts - and now comes the Monkey Farm." M/S of monkeys climbing through a hatch into a zoo cage. Dozens of monkeys come out of the hutch and climb up wire netting. "What a job - raising a crop of monkeys." M/S of the monkeys clambering around the cage - some are on the roof hanging upside down, others climb up branches. "The Head Girl is Nellie, F.S. (F.S. - Fond of Skating.)" C/U of a chimpanzee on roller skates. The chimp wears clothes. Nellie skates towards the camera. "Nellie can honestly say she has never lost her equilibrium." Low angle of Nellie walking along a tightrope. People watch this stunt - mostly children. Nellie lies back on the tightrope then carries on walking.
- Keywords
- Animal husbandry
- Written sources
- Pathe Inventory File Tin No.269
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP269
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How to cite this record
'The Monkey Farm!', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 642, 21 Sep 1933. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/333283 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)