How about Percy for a Pet?

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Series Name: British Movietone News

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Issue No.

1881

Date Released

21 Jun 1965

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4 / 5

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MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: How About Percy for a Pet?. DESCRIPTION: Valerie Taylor - an Australian Spear Fishing Champion has decided to keep a lobster for a pet. Pictures show her removing the barnacles and cleaning him up, before putting him in a private sea water bath. SHOTLIST: MS Valerie Taylor with Percy under water. MS Percy being lifted on board the boat. CU Percy (the lobster). MS Valerie with Percy on land. CU Valerie taking barnacles off Percy. CU Valerie cleaning Percy with brush. MS Valerie carrying Percy to swimming pool. CU Valerie releasing Percy into water. CU Percy under water. MLS Valerie jumping into pool. CU Percy under water. MS Valerie and Percy under water.

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Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

110

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