Mink and Minx! Filmed at High Wycombe.

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

490

Date Released

23 Oct 1930

Length of issue (in feet)

923

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Up in the Air!
2. 2Mink and Minx! Filmed at High Wycombe.
3. 3Bridge Coats. A New Pathécolor Mode.
4. 4The New Midway Rhythm Dance. Demonstrated and explained by Santos Casani and José Lennard, the well-known Teachers of Dancing.
5. 5"Many Inventions." Some cute ideas seen at the Institute of Patentees Exhibition.
6. 6"Cuddles!"

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

NoS Summary - Mink farm in High Wycombe, England - in their cages and being fed.
NoS synopsis: "For the first time the mink is being "farmed" in England - and chic coats on four legs are running about here - " M/S of some mink inside a cage. A woman looks into the cage and moves her hand around as if stroking the animals. "This is the kind of exclusive lady or gentleman whose coat is so warm - and expensive." The mink are teased with a piece of fruit on a stick. "The mink takes to water like a duck - he loves it" said Mrs Phillips, the owner." Mink crowd around a bowl of water. Some of the mink climb right in and splash around.

Keywords

Agriculture; Animal husbandry

Locations

England; Buckinghamshire; High Wycombe

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.198
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No. EP198
Pathe Eve 473-493 Boxfile   Issue sheet
National Film Archive Catalogue

Credits:

Production Co.

British Pathe Ltd.

Length of story (in feet)

115

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