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Pussy’s Glasses!

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
494
Date Released
20 Nov 1930
Length of issue (in feet)
853
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Skating Legs
  2. 2The Gown and the Scarf-Train
  3. 3The Wine Harvest
  4. 4Mother Wren and the family
  5. 5Pussy’s Glasses!
  6. 6"Terpsichore" by Xenia and Aston

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
NoS synopsis: "If Pussy’s a bit near-sighted, don’t worry - the optician can now supply the necessary glasses!" The optician checks a cat’s eyesight. C/U of dark glasses being put on the cat. C/U of the cat wearing the glasses. They look like sunglasses. The cat looks around. Shot of three cats wearing glasses. Incomplete synopsis.
Researcher Comments
A short handwritten shot list is present in the Pathe boxfile.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Curiosities; Animals
Footage sources
Pathe News   Re-issue
Written sources
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.200
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No. EP200
Pathe Eve 494-515 Boxfile   Issue sheet
Credits:
Production Co.
British Pathe Ltd.
Length of story (in feet)
48

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British Film Institute (BFI)
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