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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