Two Seals in the Fountain

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1501A

Date Released

13 Mar 1958

Date submitted

11 Mar 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Car of the Future?
2. 2Camera Aces
3. 3On Leave
4. 4The Italian Mode
5. 5Old German Customs
6. 6Two Seals in the Fountain
7. 7Wot! No Brush
8. 8Grand National Preview

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Two Seals in the Fountain. DESCRIPTION: Two circus seals staged a sit down strike in the Trevi Fountain, the fountain of the Three Coins, and blocked traffic for more than an hour in one of Rome’s busiest squares. SHOTLIST: GV fountain. MS seals swimming. SCU seals come out of one fountain and into another. MS crowd. CU seal and man struggling. MS seal put in car. CU seal looking at camera.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Curiosities; Animals

Locations

Italy; Rome

Footage sources

France

Card file number

73070

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

50

Story extras:

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