Film
London Visitors
1936 · 10m · Documentary
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Overview
The film takes us to the North of England to follow the migration of the black-headed gull down to London. There, the narrator asks viewers to "listen to their gossip", before demonstrating the bird’s flight in slow motion. We see a polecat feasting on gull eggs, and then a man collecting the eggs for human consumption, with the film telling us that they are considered a “delicacy” in London. Indeed, according to the British Trust for Ornithology, around 300,000 gull’s eggs were sold every year in Leadenhall Market in London during the 1930s, when London Visitors was made.
Crew
- Mary FieldDirector
- Oliver G. PikeDirector of Photography
- J.V. DurdenEditor
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1936
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 10m
- Genres
- Documentary
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