Starfish Filmed By Microscopic Photography, 1920s (1920-1929)

Full title reads: “Starfish - Down to the sea with microscope and Movie Camera. Photography by the famous Pathe Micro-Cinematic Process. Seascape shot. Intertitle reads: “The starfish lives a contented life and often dies a natural death.“ C/U of a starfish. Water is splashed over it. “The starfish grows tough whiskers (these are 100,000 times bigger than life)“. C/U shot of part of the starfish. “He wears his lungs on the outside.“ C/U of lungs of starfish. Various shots of parts of the starfish - its suction cups, its arms, spikes, pincers, etc. The starfish is prodded with a pencil and a brush. Note: this was originally stored in can EP 141 and was a Pathe Pictorial item. 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,
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