Fine Feather - Fine Birds

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1801

Date Released

9 Dec 1963

Date Other

Dec 1963

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fine Feather - Fine Birds. DESCRIPTION: American chickens were among the egg layers at the International Poultry Show at Olympia. But the turkeys stole the limelight, and there was one at over sixty pounds!. Also at Olympia, the Caged Birds Show, with over 2,000 canaries amongst the 5,000 exhibits. They include Golden Finches and, of-course, the very popular budgies. And there is a Gloster Canary, with his Beatle style on top!. But if you want to look like a Beatle, how about a Mersey Beat Wig, being made at a factory in London? Those who make them, can’t stop wearing them. They’re working day and night to meet the demand, making around 1,800 a day. And that’s a lot of Beatles! SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV exterior Olympia and sign Poultry Show. GV interior show. MCU American chickens. CU another. MCU eggs out of cage and onto rack. CU same. CU pan down - day old chicks. MS turkeys. LAS same. MCU champion goose. ES turkey weighing more than 60 pounds. CU pan same on scales. MCU turkey. MCU model with turkey hat. CU another. CU model wearing hat. GV Cage Birds Exhibition (Olympia). CU Wax Bills from Java. MCU Golden Finches. MCU Canaries. CU white Budgie. MCU woman with 4 birds. CU Gloster Canary. CU pan woman working sewing machine. CU cutting pattern for Beatle wig. CU cutter joins wig. CU chief cutter with wig. CU staff wearing wigs. CU sewing machine. MCU sewing wig. CU woman operator wearing wig. CU sewing machine. CU fitting wig on dummy. MS youths enter shop. CU youth fitting wig on himself. CU Geoffrey Sumner wearing Beatle wig.

Keywords

Agriculture; Celebrations and festivals; Industry and manufacture; Birds; Fashion and costume; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

London

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

87631

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

206

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