British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage showcases performing animals at the Cats’ and Dogs’ Drama School (F.A.C.T.S.) in Benson, Oxfordshire, England. Reality Cats: Many different animals are seen being trained. A fox cub is eating from a dish of food with a long-haired white cat with tabby markings. A black cat is sitting next to a […]
British Pathé Synopsis: A nine year old boy from Leicestershire performs on the piano. Reality Cat: The boy, Colin Sherratt, climbs in through the window and then sits at the piano where he performs a song. Moments later a white and orange tabby cat also comes in the window. Actually someone pushes the cat through […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Silent newsreel footage highlights Pet Day in Toronto, Canada, with a parade of animals and their owners. Reality Cats: Dogs are the focus of much of the newsreel segment, but a tabby cat dressed in knitted baby clothes apparently won first prize in the Toronto Humane Society Pet Parade. There is a […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows animals performing tricks at a zoo in Prague. Reality Cat: The animal tricks are part of a circus show put on at the Prague Zoo for the amusement of its young patrons and the zoo animals as well. Among other animals, a tabby and white cat is shown jumping […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a woman who owns cats, dogs, a rat, a tortoise and a rabbit as pets. Reality Cats: In the opening scene a woman is holding three cats on her lap; a black one and two tuxedos, as well as a dog. The rabbit, rat and tortoise are all sitting […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a Blue Cross mobile pet clinic making a stop in Victoria, London. Reality Cats: Owners are standing in line with their pets to visit the clinic. Two women are holding two different cats, a black and a tuxedo. Inside the clinic waiting room these same women are sitting with […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows artist Doris Zinkeisen working at home with her Siamese cat nearby. Reality Cat: The segment begins with the narrator talking about the Siamese cat named Ty (it could also be spelled Thai), saying he is a “very superior cat. In the first place, he’s Siamese. And in the second, […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Silent newsreel footage shows various baby animals interacting and just being cute. Reality Cats: There is no rhyme or reason to this clips in this collection, it’s just random shots of cute baby animals. First up is a mama cat with her kittens. The kittens are then seen lapping some milk from […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage with Dutch narration shows various cats competing at a cat show held by Felikat in Amsterdam’s stock exchange building. Reality Cat: A wide variety of cats are shown in cages. The winners were a Persian Chinchilla and a Dutch Siamese cat. Final Mewsings: Amsterdam does cats right! Relevant Links: To […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows miniature dachshund pups being groomed and fed in a country inn. Reality Cats: This footage was taken at a country inn in Dunsmore, Buckinghamshire, England where the proprietors, Ted and Georgina Fox, are walking their dachshunds. As they approach the front door of the inn, a tuxedo cat can be seen […]