Bear Babies

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1659A

Date Released

23 Mar 1961

Date submitted

21 Mar 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Calcutta Cup
2. 2Bear Babies
3. 3Ice Patrol
4. 4Spurs for Wembley

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bear Babies. DESCRIPTION: A basket-ful of bears: that’s something you don’t often see, nowadays! They are twins, born on January the fifth, and their names are Davy and Mandy. Their parents, Syrian bears Winnie and Pickles are particularly proud, because these cubs are the first London Zoo babies to be born this year. Naturally, the cubs had to give a Press conference! SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS bear in wicker basket. CU same CU same. MS keepers attending baby bears. CU Davy and Mandy in wicker basket. GV press. MS seal. MS bear being weighed. MS same GV same MCU same. GV bears among press. CU same on floor.

Keywords

Mass media; Animals

Locations

London; England

Card file number

82110

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Camera

Ken Taylor

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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