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The Wisest Bird In The World 1931
Description
(Pathetone main titles.)
Full titles read: "Meet The wisest bird in the World". (new title) "Juan Tio knows all the right answers. Granting us a special interview - it "tells all"."
Location of events unknown - United States of America?
Various shots of a Spanish or South American...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sarah
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 36925
- Sort Number:
- PT 058
- Time in/Out:
- 01:10:47:00 / 01:12:06:00
- Canister:
- PT 058
- Film ID:
- 1030.05
- Issue Date:
- 04/05/1931
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