Golden Eagle (1948)

Golden eagle at Sevenoaks, Kent. L, S Captain Knight, expert in training rare birds, holding his golden eagle (named Mr. Ramshaw). C, U of falconer removing plume from eagle s head. L, S Captain releasing eagle, the bird flies to and lands on perch. C, U eagle s head. Various shots man removing eagle from perch and walking away. Slow motion shots of bird flying from Captain s arm to perch shot shows the bird s wing movement. Cataloguer s note: Mr. Ramshaw featured in the 1945 Powell and Pressburger film I Know Where I m Going. This has been confirmed by Pathe a website user who also let us know that Mr Ramshaw played Torquil the Eagle and Captain Knight played Colonel Barnstaple. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collec