British Pathé

Synopsis: Newsreel footage of dogs at the Metropolitan and Essex Dog Show followed by cats at the Crystal Cats Show both held at Olympia.

Reality Cats: After the dogs are featured the cats are up. A girl is holding two longhair cats.

Some Siamese kittens are in a cage looking at the camera.

A longhair calico is groomed before showing.

Several Siamese cats are held up for show.

What looks to be a longhair blue is sitting in its enclosure.

Another blue Persian gives the camera a dirty look.

The short ends on a mama cat and her kittens sitting in a basket. One of the kittens crawls up on the lid which then slams shut on the family.

Final Mewsings: Cats know how to put on a good show.

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