Cats are among the animals spotlighted in this British Pathe newsreel segment about The Daily Mirror National Pet Club show.
Pets Steal the Picture (1959)
Category Archives: Newsreel
Franz Schmidt with Strange Pets (1947)
A tabby cat shares a home with a mouse and several snakes in this unbelievable newsreel footage.
Donkey and Kitten (1938)
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a kitten riding in a basket attached to a donkey’s head. Reality Cat: Another mysterious clip shows a tabby kitten sitting in a basket on the saddled donkey’s forehead. A little girl is holding onto the kitten and basket which is a good thing since the donkey starts shaking […]
Kitten and Fox (1936)
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a kitten and a fox being filmed in various poses. Reality Cat: This segment really doesn’t explain why a kitten and a fox are being filmed together. We just see the pair on a table, with a top hat and with a basket. Final Mewsings: Could a kitten and […]
Pedigree Dogs (1956)
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage of Margaret Hazelman of Petworth, Surrey, feeding her large collection of pedigree dogs. Reality Cats: As Margaret exits her home with a bucket of dog food, a gray Persian cat is sitting nearby. She doles out the food into numerous dishes as the Persian and a Siamese cat hover nearby. […]
Nice Babies! (1932)
British Pathé Synopsis: Silent newsreel footage of an adorable kitten and some lion cubs in this Eve’s Film Review entry (newsreel shorts aimed at a female audience.) Reality Cat: A kitten in a high chair is illustrated in the opening title card. A caption states “When they grow up Eve may be tempted to throw […]
Heat Wave Hits London (1952)
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows how Londoners battled an unusual heat wave. Reality Cat: A tabby cat is shown at the very end of this segment sitting up and licking an ice cream cone as the narrator comments, “Boy, that saved one of the nine lives!” Final Mewsings: Cats know how to beat the […]
Live Fish by Air (1964)
British Pathé Synopsis: Silent newsreel footage follows grass carp as they are caught by fishermen in Hong Kong then bagged live to be flown to England. Reality Cat: A tabby cat hangs around one of the boxes used to hold the fish. A solo shot of the cat licking its lips is then presented. The […]
Another Photographic Marvel (1933)
Pathétone Weekly Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows examples of a new high-speed camera which captures super slow motion. Reality Cats: Of course one of the demonstrations is of a cat turning in midair to land on its feet. At least in this experiment the cats are only dropped a short distance. The first is a bicolor […]
Dogs Go to Jail! (1958)
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage explains how unattended dogs were rounded up in Slough, England. Reality Cat: After explaining that local dogs are being rounded up under a new leash law, the narrator adds that the local cats approve of the measure. A sign for The Cats’ Protection League “Cat Week” is shown. A white […]