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Merely Minnie; A Sincere Parrot Who Wanted to Get into the Movies (Original title)
Date: 1925 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom



Shotlist: A parrot performs a number of tricks and takes a bath. The parrot is seen eating a chocolate biscuit and twirling a pencil around (67); a series of multiple exposures follow showing it seated in a chair, climbing a rod, and drinking milk from a bottle (111); it then takes a bath and is seen in a series of multiple exposurses in a very bedragggled condition (127ft).

Genre:
Cinemagazine

Subjects:
Parrots, Performing animals

Series title:

Credits (1)
Production Company: Pathé Pictures