Paddling Pussies

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1738
Date Released
24 Sep 1962
Date submitted
18 Sep 1962
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1A Tree Tops It
  2. 2Waiting to Grow Up
  3. 3Gandhi Remembered
  4. 4Paddling Pussies
  5. 5World on Wheels - The Commercial Vehicle Show
  6. 6World on Wheels - A Modified Mini-Car
  7. 7World on Wheels - New Safety Barrier

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Paddling Pussies. DESCRIPTION: Buckinghamshire where a family of pretty unusual cats live. They’re a rare breed from Turkey called Van cats. A Van cat loves to swim, and when fully grown they’re completely at home in water as out. Though they soon may be recognised as a pedigree breed over here, they won’t touch mice. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS two women and man holding the cats. CU pan same. MCU woman takes temperature of bath water. Woman puts cat in bath. Cat is lifted out and dried with towel. Cat swims along length of bath. MS three cats eating in garden. MCU same. MS cats eating - sign The Van cats from Turkey. CU cats eating.
Keywords
Animals
Locations
Buckinghamshire
Card file number
85158
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
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