Seal Crosses Channel AKA Seal On The Beach (1949)

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations may be unclear or unknown. Dover, Kent CU Police and RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) officials waiting for a seal which has crossed the English Channel to land at Dover. The RSPCA official starts to light a cigarette and then stops. (2 shots). CU RSPCA badge on official’s cap, pan down to his face. CU Otto the seal, apparently harnessed, on the beach at St. Margarets Bay, Kent, where it landed. Cuts 49/82. Note: “Date received“ on original record reads: 13/10/1949. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Para