Skins From Seals (1940-1949)

British Instructional Films Ltd presents a Classroom Film. Landscape. Seal hunters push boat out into the sea. Seal colony. Very large number of seals on the rocks. C/Us of seals moving around. Seals swim in the sea and climb on to the rocks. Baby seals play. Parents tend to their offspring. The babies crawl around the rocks. C/U of babies. Two adult seals have a fight. Other fights take place. Men walk on the rocks with guns. We do not see an actual kill although we see a man take aim. The skins are prepared. Men scrape flesh off the skins. The skins are laid flat to dry. A powder is spread over them. Woman models a seal skin coat. Note: 2 x prints exist, check for best quality. 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 Reuter