A King Of The Air 1935

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Full titles read: "A KING OF THE AIR"

Very good C/U of an "extremely rare African Marshal Hawk Eagle" called 'James'. M/S of the eagle sitting on the arm of an elderly man called Captain Knight who brought the bird over from South Africa. Knight...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
38886
Sort Number:
PT 270
Time in/Out:
01:21:45:00 / 01:23:54:00
Canister:
PT 270
Film ID:
1116.12
Issue Date:
27/05/1935

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