Pure and Simple (1939)

Jul 31, 2016

British Pathé

Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows Mrs. King from Wraysbury as she takes her cats fishing in the Thames.

Reality Cat: Mrs. King either owns a lot of cats or feeds the feral population.  Either way, a large number of cats sit around as she uses a rod and reel to catch fish.

Pure and Simple newsreel - cats on edge of Thames

Pure and Simple newsreel - cats watch Mrs. King fishing on Thames

Pure and Simple newsreel - tuxedo cat scratching ear

Pure and Simple newsreel - Mrs. King holds up fish on line to English Shorthaired cat

Final Mewsings: It would take a lot of fish to feed all of those cats!

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