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Film Star Chimp

Series

Series Name
Astra Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
5
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Theatre masks
  2. 2Home Turkish bath
  3. 3RAF Medical Flying Boat
  4. 4Film Star Chimp

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
Pathe’s Database Entry for this item: "Date : 2/27/56 FILM STAR CHIMP (Elstree) CU MS Chimp in dressing room having his hair combed. CU Dresser’s face. CU Chimp being made up. Chimp wipes off make-up from his face. CU Dresser talking to him. MS Chimp having finishing touches done to him, and being removed by trainer. LS Camera crews working on an exterior scene, pan to chimp and trainer sitting together. CU Chimp and trainer, trainer giving chimp a cigarette lighter which chimp lights and lights his trainer’s cigarette with it. MS Trainer covering chimp’s eyes with his paw, and showing him the script. CU Chimp in chair covering his face with his hands. MS Electrician lighting lamp. LS With camera crew in foreground, Tarzan swings through the air on a branch, and goes out of picture. CU Camera photographing and shooting the scene. LS Taken from above, Tarzan fighting with savages. MS Chimp and trainer rehearsing. Trainer lifts up chimp and takes him out of picture. MS Tarzan’s stand-in with chimp’s toy stand-in on his back. (2 shots). MS Cameraman and assistant discussing the scene. MS Tarzan leads chimp into picture and puts him on his back. CU Tarzan with chimp on his back waves and moves out of picture. MS Chimp’s dummy stand-in sitting on back, chimp walks in and hits him. Camera pans and reveals chimp fighting the dummy. CS. Chimp hitting dummy. MS Chimp fighting dummy and jumping on him, he walks towards camera and bows. (Eastman Neg.) SCOTT, GORDON"
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Animals
Footage sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial   Issue No.61
Length of story (in feet)
252

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