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The Birds Is Coming

The Birds Is Coming
Clip: 425176_1_1
Year Shot: 1963 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1708
Original Film: 036-022-04
HD: N/A
Location: California
Timecode: 00:36:58 - 00:38:06

The Birds Is Coming. At Universal City, Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren get a trans-continental pigeon race off to a flying start. It's run in connection with his latest picture "The Birds", which introduces Tippi. Later, in New York, the pair arrive to prepare for the picture's premiere. A 1963 shot of the entrance way to Universal City studios, traffic on the street. CUS - Universal City. CUS - Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren (Melanie Griffith's mother) holding pigeons and release them. MCUS - Hitchcock and Tippi walk over to a pigeon holder and release them. CUS - An American Airlines plane rolling down the tarmac. MCUS - Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren standing as the passenger door of the plane. MS - Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren walking down the halls of the terminal, a large crowd op people behind them on the move. MS - Tippi Hedren and Hitchcock, Tippi has a crow on her shoulder.