Mermaid in Captivity

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1947A

Date Released

29 Sep 1966

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mermaid in Captivity. DESCRIPTION: From an oceanarium in Australia, pictures of what is believed to be the only Mermaid in captivity. SHOTLIST: MS fish in Oceanarium in Australia. CU ditto. MS the Dugong in Oceanarium. MS ditto. MS ditto. MS ditto. BS ditto. GV surface of lake pan to boys taking seaweed from lake. MCU boys put seaweed into box. CU man tying seaweed into NoSles. CU ditto . MS man drops seaweed into Oceanarium. MS Dugong comes to surface to eat seaweed. MS other fish in Oceanarium. MS people watching from side of Oceanarium. MCU Leopard Ray being hand fed. MS glass wall of Oceanarium showing fish inside. MS man in Oceanarium feeding Leopard Ray. MS ditto. CU ditto. MS the Dugong swimming in Oceanarium.

Keywords

Animals

Locations

Australia; Queensland; Cairns

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

91599

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

131

Story extras:

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