Zoo on the Eve of Move

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

102A

Date Released

21 May 1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1D’Annunzio’s Spell Fails Miss England
2. 2President Cosgrave Adds Voice to Peace Plea
3. 3Deutschland Launches Itself at Kiel
4. 4New York Endorses Weekend Cruising
5. 5Buddha’s Birthday Celebrated in Japan
6. 6Zoo on the Eve of Move
7. 7Church of Scotland Assembly

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Zoo on the Eve of Move to Whipsnade. DESCRIPTION: Is it Spring? Or maybe the news is out that the Zoo is opening new quarters at Whipsnade. SHOTLIST: Seals on rocks. CU seal being fed. CU seal catching fish. Other shots of the seals swimming around for fish. Keeper and Giraffes. CU baby giraffe. Penguins waddle along by lake. Being fed. Rhino rises from water. Feeding. Bears standing on terrace and diving into water. CU bear standing on hind legs and pawing the air.

Keywords

Environment; Curiosities; Birds; Animals

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1217

Length of story (in feet)

213

Story extras:

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