Pathe News America Holds A Rooster Contest (1947)

Pathe News America holds a rooster contest to find a bird to introduce their newsreel. United States of America (USA). LS Roosters in cages on a central bench in the exhibition room. MS CU Roosters being viewed and placed on top of their boxes. LS CU A line of hens being dressed up in clothes. CU The winner, a Plymouth Rock, with its prize by its side. 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 more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.