Gorilla Man (1950)

Jonathan Lucas - Gorilla man. Chessington Zoo, London. C/U Chessington Zoo notice, pan down to man in ape costume and two girls walking through turnstile. C/U as cashier looks out of window at ape man Jonathan Lucas who has an act performing as a gorilla. M/S girls and ape approaching camera. C/U’s of horse and tiger watching. M/S fruit stall, pan to ape and girls as they stop by stall. Ape pinches some nuts, then runs out of frame, girls call him. Ape approaches polar bear’s cage, puts nuts on tray and pushes them to bear. Bears takes tray, eats nuts and pushes it back to ape who fills it up again. The ape is led away by girls. Bear stands up and watches departure. 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