The Monkey’s Hotel - Filmed At Sidcup In Kent (1931)

Sidcup, Kent. “Here’s the latest, an hotel with loads of mischief - young monkeys.“ An elderly woman stands beside a cage full of monkeys. She calls the monkeys by name (“Bepe“ and “Billy“). She passes food through the holes in the wire. She calls one of the monkeys a “naughty boy, a bad boy“. Intertitle reads: “There are other pets, too“, explained Mrs. Austral - “ She throws out seed for some doves. Low angle shot of a dovecot. “Betty is a bit hazy now and again - “ C/U of a tiny monkey washing its hands in a small bowl of water. Mrs Austral gives the monkey a piece of fabric saying “Wipe your hands, wipe your hands...“ Mrs Austral and the monkey are seen together. “Who said monkeys can’t talk - ?“ The monkey makes a squeaking sound as Mrs Austral says: “There’s your purse“ and hands the monkey a purse, she then gives the monkey some money to put in it. “...But, Bimbo will try anything - “ Mrs Austral is seen with a monkey on her shoulders. The monkey holds a comb and Mrs Austral asks it to