Chimpanzee (1954)
Chimpanzee. Olivelli s restaurant, Soho, London. L, S taxi driving up to camera and stopping. M, S as performers Gene Detroy and Val Glen get out followed by their chimpanzee Marquis who is wearing a suit and hat. They walk towards Olivelli s restaurant. M, S of the taxi driver scratching his head in amazement and driving off. M, S as the three of them enter the restaurant, in the foreground two women watch with smiles on their faces. M, S of the three sitting down at the table, the chimp takes his hat off and hands it to a man. M, S two women diners watching. M, S as restaurant owner Olivelli comes up to table with three plates of soup. He puts them down and the chimp starts straight away. C, U Gene eating, C, U chimp spooning his soup, C, U plate showing he has finished. C, U male diner watching. M, S as woman collects the plates. Olivelli enters with three plates of spaghetti, he looks rather amazed then walks out of the picture. Various shots as the three of them eat, a waiter enters with three glasses of
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