Zoo

David spends a happy day at the zoo looking at and feeding all the animals. When he returns home, he makes a zoo of his own. The animals come to life and the monkeys imprison the keeper and begin to release the other animals. Disaster threatens but Elsie the elephant comes to the rescue. Cast: Aaron Judah. Narration: Aaron Judah. Music: Alan Lane.

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Credits

director

Arthur Cantrill

Corinne Cantrill

production company

Firebird Films

Duration

00:32:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

306475

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Animals

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Childrens Films → Children's films - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1965

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