| Woman Snake Handler | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1089 |
| Catalog #: | 444705 | |
| Clip Number: | 444705-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | COOPER REEL U.3 | |
| Timecode: | 01:01:21 - 01:04:22 | |
| Location: | Texas, Dallas | |
| Year Shot: | 1970 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/REPTILES: Snakes LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Texas, Dallas | |
| Description: | Snake lost in burlesque club - its handler (a woman with a sharp black beehive hairdo) explains what to do if someone finds it and what would happen if someone were to try to harm it. "human interest" news item. WS ext. of the "Stage Door" club. Sign: Stage Door: This is burlesque. Comedy Drama. Uncle Willie. Tonya Rochelle." LS club interior, woman (Tonya?) under bright camera lights talking to reporters, with cameramen. CU Boa Constrictor in a plexiglass case. CU uniformed police officer with snake draped over his shoulders. VS - shaky cam shots of police and others looking for the snake. CU snake around Tonya. SOF: She talks about the snake that escaped as she has one draped around her and handles another. Sound is erratic. She talks about what to do if you find one. CU two people on the floor with flashlight looking into pool table. Snake is apparently caught in center of pool table as we see footage of people gathered around it and pointing towards the center. Shots of dismantling of pool table and we see the snake coiled in the center as the top is removed. Var. shots of people holding snake. Snake is placed back into plexiglass cage. | |
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