Parrot Fashion

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2059

Date Released

18 Nov 1968

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Parrot Fashion. DESCRIPTION: Only the Parrot Jungle in Florida can rival the performing Parrots of Yorkshire’s Flamingo Park Zoo. They’re Europe’s most self-assured feathered performers - on the high wire - or four wheels! SHOTLIST: MS pan Pete Gillespie takes Macaw (Speedy) from perch. MCU Speedy pushes scooter. CU ditto. 3 shots Cockatoo (Bobby) riding a bike on high wire. MCU Speedy gets into toy car and drives it along table. MCU pan Speedy driving car. CU car turned around. CU Speedy stops car, looks under bonnet and drives off.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Curiosities; Birds; Animals

Locations

Yorkshire; United Kingdom; Flamingo Park Zoo

Footage sources

5 Cities Film

Card file number

94109

Credits:

Camera: Keith Josephs
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

107

Story extras:

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