Typist’s Treat Aka Penguin Pool For Typists (1969)

Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. M/S of a statue which features large birds. The statue is outside a modern office block and has water flowing over it. The statue is “symbolic of the firm’s animal interest“. Interior of office, C/U of woman’s hands typing. Camera tilts up to show the girl typing. The company wanted to give their staff something pleasant to look at through the office windows so they have installed a penguin pool. Various shots of a man feeding the penguins while the typist looks out of the window. There are a few flamingos too! Great idea, can we have a penguin pool? FILM ID:477.1 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