First Sound Pictures (Exclusive) of the Jungle. Movietone Films the Trapping of a Man-Eating Tiger

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
51A
Date Released
29 May 1930
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sir Henry Segrave Operates and Describes His Scale Model Railway
  2. 2Ashes Come Back to Our Alley
  3. 3Lloyd’s Tablet Presented to RMSP "Arlanza"
  4. 4First Sound Pictures (Exclusive) of the Jungle. Movietone Films the Trapping of a Man-Eating Tiger

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Trapping of a Man-Eating Tiger. SHOTLIST: With HH de Souza we penetrate the wilds of British Malaya. Shot of H de Souza standing beside trap and speaking CU with small monkey. TWO TIGERS MEET AT WATER HOLE WHERE AFTERWARDS THE TRAP WAS SET. Shot of the animals with food and fighting over same. CONCEALED IN TREE ABOVE FOREST STOCKADE MOVIETONE FILM THE TRAPPING Shots of the tiger stalking around the trap. He roars. Then enters the trap. Trap closes. The men surround same.
Keywords
Sport; Environment; Animals; Hunting
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
707
Length of story (in feet)
205
Story extras:
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