A Lion in the Family

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1869

Date Released

29 Mar 1965

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Meals by Radio
2. 2The Igloo Gambit
3. 3A Lion in the Family
4. 4The World’s Greatest Steeplechase. (Eastman Colour)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Lion in the Family. DESCRIPTION: Cleopatra, a lioness in a Berlin circus refused to feed her cub Sascha, so they put the cub with Boxi, a poodle, and Sascha is beginning to thrive and grow fat. SHOTLIST: CU lion cub and poodle puppies. CU lioness. MS cub feeding from poodle bitch. CU ditto. CU cub and three poodle pups. CU monkey. CU cub and puppy. MCU ditto.

Keywords

Animals

Locations

Germany; West Berlin

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

89512

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

62

Story extras:

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