Picette - Aren’t They Wonderful (1946)

Full title reads: “Pathe Picette presents - Aren’t They Wonderful“ Compilation of quirky stories, probably for younger audiences (stories all originally from New Pictorials). Shropshire. Two spaniel dogs lie in a field as lots of rabbits run past. Shot and Cherry are gun dogs in training at the “Caledonian Gun Dogs University“. A young boy and his grandfather (Mr McDonald) set out across fields with the dogs then Mr McDonald sets about training the dogs to retrieve. A dummy bird is thrown into the air, the boy fires a shot and the dog is sent to pick up the pretend bird. We then see the dog retrieving a shot bird from a lake. It looks like a pheasant. Pheasant hunting. C/U of a telephone - a number is dialled - 999. This is a short film showing what happens when you phone the police emergency number. Interior of a Scotland Yard Information Room (control room). Man takes details from caller then gives information to his superior. They check a map to find caller’s house in Acton. A messag