News and Sports Pageant of Movietone: Opening the Pets Corner at the Zoo

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
521
Date Released
29 May 1939
Date submitted
23 May 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Section Title
News and Sports Pageant of Movietone
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pets’ Corner at London Zoo Opened. DESCRIPTION: Elsie and Doris Waters open the new Pets’ Corner at London Zoo. SHOTLIST: At the London Zoo, Elsie and Doris Waters opens the Pets’ Corner. Here children pay with monkeys, penguins and other harmless animals while the chimps’ tea party is a popular item.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Curiosities; Ceremonies; Birds; Animals; Performing arts
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
36789
Length of story (in feet)
81
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'News and Sports Pageant of Movietone: Opening the Pets Corner at the Zoo', British Movietone News Issue No. 521, 29 May 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9995 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)