The Robber Crow - A Bird Drama In High Life 1922

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"Springtime... and somewhere a frantic bluebird mother was calling in vain for help..." reads the first intertitle. M/S of a bird on a branch - it seems to be pulling pieces from a nest and scattering them on the ground. "But, there was someone who heard ... and saw ..." C/U of young boy in a hat who...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
14772
Sort Number:
EP 068
Time in/Out:
01:17:29:00 / 01:19:31:00
Canister:
EP 068
Film ID:
860.08
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