Topcats

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2063A

Date Released

19 Dec 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Topcats
2. 2Moon Trainer Crash
3. 3Christmas - Home and Away

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Topcats. DESCRIPTION: The National Cat Club Show at Olympia - the largest in the world - sets an all time record for Pussies galore. Every breed is represented, from Prize Pedigrees valued in thousands to moggies whose family tree is just in the backyard. Over in Australia, a dog steals the headlines. Tutenkhamen is bringing up a litter of fifteen, claimed to be a record. SHOTLIST: MCU woman holding cat at National Cat Club Show. GV show. BCU Persian cat called Marcus. 3 shots ditto. MCU cat. CU cat. MS people looking at cats. CU group of Siamese cats. MCU woman brushing cat. BCU cat. CU cat. CU girl stroking cat. MCU girl in basket with cat. CU Basset Hound called Tutenkhamen. MS ditto with her litter of fifteen. 7 shots ditto.

Keywords

Children; Competitions; Dogs; Animals; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

London; Olympia; Sydney; Australia; United Kingdom

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

94247

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

152

Story extras:

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