The Bird Master 1938

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Titles read: "THE BIRD MASTER".

Ferrara, Italy.

Brief shots of a stable in Italy. Inside we see some swallows nests. An old man looks at eggs in one of the nests and we next see him feeding some swallows in his house. They seem quite tame and come to his hand for food.

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
40491
Sort Number:
PT 451
Time in/Out:
01:21:22:00 / 01:22:42:00
Canister:
PT 451
Film ID:
1174.10
Issue Date:
14/11/1938

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