Butterflies Aka Butterfly Farm (1955)

Bexley, Kent. C/U shot of a man’s face. C/U of his hands, one holding a butterfly, another a painting brush. He is sitting at his desk painting the butterfly blue. Hugh Newman has a butterfly farm. He breeds butterflies for export but he also “preserves colourful specimens for use as decorations.“ - says the voiceover. M/S of Mr Newman holding a white unusually shaped butterfly. The walls of his study are covered with dead butterflies, preserved and framed. C/U of Mr Newman’s hands treating the butterfly with special chemicals used for their preservation. C/U of Mr Newman’s hands viewing the butterfly. This is necessary for decorative work and requires a very light touch. C/U of hands cutting the excess wire. C/U shot of a beautiful White butterfly with orange tips at each wing. They originate in Africa, they eat only in the caterpillar stage so they live only for a week. Sir Winston Churchill ordered five hundred caterpillars of these orange-tipped African butterflies for the grounds at Chartw