The Young Idea

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1529
Date Released
22 Sep 1958
Date submitted
18 May 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Quemoy Under Fire
  2. 2Soviet Display
  3. 3Train into River
  4. 4Transport on Parade
  5. 5The Young Idea
  6. 6HMS Bulwark to the Rescue

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Art Exhibition (The Young Idea). DESCRIPTION: An exhibition at London’s Royal Festival Hall raised a number of interesting queries about modern art. One of the artists was Congo, the Chimpanzee from the London Zoo, only three years old. Graham Phillips, at the age of eighteen months, was an artist quite as good as many a grown-up. SHOTLIST: CU paintings (key). MS man and baby artist. CU chimps painting. CU painting. Same (2). MS several paintings on wall. CU one painting. CU another. CU chimps painting. TS same. MS same. Closer TS same (2). MS little boy looks at paintings. CU same. MS same. CU little boy yawning on floor. CU painting rotating. CU little boy looks through legs.
Keywords
Children; Curiosities; Arts and crafts; Animals; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; England
Card file number
74980
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Len Waldorf
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
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