Sleeping Pigeons (1950)

Acton, London. Various shots of a pigeon called ’Snowy-White’ taking a nap on a tiny bed in the sitting room of his boy owner, Anthony Walker. Anthony strokes Snowy’s head until he drops off. The boy’s Mum sits knitting in an armchair. Several shots of the pigeon lying on his back on the bed, with his legs in the air (looks quite odd). Anthony looks at a clock on the wall, decides Snowy has had a long enough nap and wakes him up. The pigeon scratches and flutters; Anthony catches hold of him and pets him. 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 (19