Such a Dear Little Pet ... is Sheba

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

592

Date Released

6 Oct 1932

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

NoS Summary - Wealthy woman shows off and plays with her pet African Cheeta.
British Pathe synopsis: "Why stop short at pet cats and dogs? Why not a sweet little African cheeta (sic) - about 3 feet long?" M/S of a woman standing in a garden with a cheetah on a lead. The woman has some leopard (or possibly cheetah!) skin thrown around her neck. The cheetah lays down on the ground and the woman teases it with the lead. M/S of the cheetah lying down. "But, it’s a wee bit suspicious about mascots..." The woman teases it with a stuffed toy. The cheetah is sitting in a car - it rubs its face against the toy cat. M/S of the woman, her mascot and her cheetah sitting in the car. The woman smiles at the camera and makes to drive off.

Keywords

Animals

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File Tin No.246
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP246
National Film Archive Catalogue

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