Film Number

8400

Title

[CHESTER ZOO; SMOKEY HIS MARK; DOWN ON THE FARM WALCOT]

Producer

Percy Hughes

Date

1952-3

Gauge

std8mm

Colour

b/w & colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

11 mins 55 secs

Description

At Chester Zoo, a woman and a young boy look at the various animals such as peacocks, bears and monkeys. Back at home, Smokey the kitten explores the garden and climbs trees. On a farm in Walcot, we see various farm animals and twin girls playing on the farm. The girls later help a woman with the gardening before riding their scooters. Cattle make their way into a field followed by a farmer on his bicycle. The film cuts to May 1953, under Chester Road Bridge, a diver can be seen descending a ladder from a boat into the canal. Later, the diver climbs back onboard and has his suit removed. Back at home, a man plays fetch with his dog while a group of women chat in the garden.