Darwin Was Right Aka Gorilla Is Painter (1959)

Item title reads - Darwin was right. Sophie the gorilla creates abstract paintings. Rotterdam, Holland. M/S man looking at abstract exhibition of art. C/U one of the paintings. L/S table and chair in the room, Sophie the gorilla appears through the door pulling personal attendant Chris Baris with her, she gets onto the chair. C/U one of Sophie’s feet gripping a leg of the table. M/S Chris handing Sophie a drawing board, paintbrush and paint. C/U as Sophie takes the brush and proceeds to paint, she sniffs the brush before continuing. M/S as she puts the brush into the paint pot and carries on. C/U Chris watching her. M/S Sophie painting, C/U as she looks very stern. Various shots as she mixes paint in bowl. C/U Sophie licking paint off her hands. M/S as she lifts up her finished painting and ducks behind it. 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.