Selected Originals - Birdman May Fly Soon… 1959

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Selected originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story "Birdman May Fly Soon" 59/86.

Shots of new pedal-powered flying machine - the ornithoptor. Similar to newsreel story.

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
52866
Sort Number:
59/086
Time in/Out:
01:23:14:00 / 01:24:11:00
Canister:
59/86 L (Selected Originals)
Film ID:
1701.17
Issue Date:

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