Pretty, Witty Poll! (1937)

Titles read: “Pretty, Witty Poll!“ Location of events unknown - United States of America? Various shots of a parrot called Loretta, sitting in a cage. She whistles a tune and sings ’Yankee Doodle’. Then says “Polly want a cracker!“ and trills another tune, then barks like a dog. She finally says “Goodbye Loretta, goodbye! Call again!“. 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.