CriticalPast is an archive of historic footage. The vintage footage in this video has been uploaded for research purposes, and is presented in unedited form. Some viewers may find some scenes or audio in this archival material to be unsettling or distressing. CriticalPast makes this media available for researchers and documentarians, and does not endorse or condone any behavior or message, implied or explicit, that is seen or heard in this video. Caged pigeons are released by Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren in front of the RKO Palace Theater at 1564 Broadway in Times Square, New York. The celebration highlights the premiere of the film “The Birds“ directed by Alfred Hitchcock. March 28, 1963.
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