Pig Story (1949)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. London. MS Int. view of Arthur Askey shooing pig away, watched by crowd, which includes Charlie Chester, Jean Kent & Max Bacon. (Nat. snd from here on) CU Charlie Chester. CU Arthur Askey, Max Bacon & another man preparing to test straightness of pig’s tail. Arthur nearly shuts it in drawer. CU Max Bacon laughing. CU Pig’s tail. Askey pretends to saw it with piece of wood pan up to Askey and Bacon. CU Pig’s tail. CU Charlie Chester asking Askey. ’Which is Max and which is Bacon?’. Arthur tests pig’s tail then pulls Max Bacon’s nose. Possibly connected with 49/13 - MD. 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