Wild, Wild Babies!

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

513

Date Released

2 Apr 1931

Length of issue (in feet)

900

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

Pathe Summary - Intimate glances at some new arrivals at the Zoo.
NoS synopsis: ‘To this old bird, babies are just a shipment ...' M/S of a stork. ‘These Mallards are born wild’. High angle shots of a mallard duck and its young ducklings. "And this mother wonders why a man is insulted when he’s called a pup ...!" M/S of a large white wolf and its little puppies. C/U of a NoSle of pups. "She understands better when they begin to look like their wolf-father." M/S of two of the young wolves having a play fight. Various shots of the wolves. "The next family’s name rhymes with "punk" - and neighbours complain about them constantly." M/S of a skunk moving its babies around by picking them up in its mouth by the scruff of the neck. "Leo, King of the Jungle." Various shots of a lion. "His Queen loves her babies" - female lion and two cubs play in the sun. "And no matter how ugly the baby, it looks good to some mother." M/S of a small monkey cuddling its baby.

Researcher Comments

The Pathe summary was probably used for lobby card copy.

Keywords

Birds; Animals

Footage sources

Pathe Exchange Re-issue

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File Tin No.209
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP209
Pathe Eve 494-515 Boxfile Issue Sheet

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Production Co.: British Pathe Ltd.

Length of story (in feet)

100

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