Rat And Pigeon Issue Title Airs - Open And… 1936

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Location of events unknown - probably Pathe Studios, London.

Various shots of white rat and white pigeon (dove) sharing a nest. According to narrator the bird's mate died and now the rat provides company and sits on eggs. Quirky

Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41607
Sort Number:
NSP 010
Time in/Out:
01:31:16:00 / 01:31:36:00
Canister:
NSP 10
Film ID:
1216.20
Issue Date:
04/06/1936

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