Baby Gorilla

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2547

Date Released

26 Mar 1978

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1President Tito’s Visit
2. 2Women’s Hockey International
3. 3Dinghy Exhibition
4. 4Baby Gorilla
5. 5Chimps Tea Party

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Baby Gorilla. DESCRIPTION: Salome, the first Lowland Gorilla to be born at London Zoo. With her comes Kumba, son of Jersey’s Jumbo. SHOTLIST: GV exterior London Zoo. MCU sign ‘Zoological Gardens’. GV keeper Charles Mearns with baby gorilla Salome. MCU Salome and friend Kumba. MS spectators. MCU Salome drinks from cup. MS photographers. MS keeper with baby gorillas. MCU gorillas pan to keeper. MS gorillas and keeper.

Keywords

Animals

Locations

London Zoo

Card file number

78/44

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Richard Day

Length of story (in feet)

39

Story extras:

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