| BIG TOP IN TOWN At Olympia, 6000 children attend a special preview of Bertram Mills Circus. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5754 |
| Catalog #: | 20434 | |
| Clip Number: | 20434-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 53/98 | |
| Timecode: | 01:48:56 - 01:52:10 | |
| Location: | Olympia, London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1953 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: Eating ENTERTAINMENT/CIRCUS: Clowns ENTERTAINMENT/CIRCUS: Entertainers LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | Mills circus comes to town. Olympia, London. LV kids watching Bertram Mills' circus. SV clowns performing dentistry gag in ring. SCU kids laughing. SV clowns having tooth pulled. SCU kids laughing looking at the performers. MS trick riders, the Voltacks, performing. LS horse laying down on giant bed. Trainer covers the horse half way with a blanket. The horse sits up and pulls the blanket up using his teeth so that the blanket covers him fully. SCU kids applauding. LV the two knockabout comedians. SV larger one throwing the smaller etc. CU kids laughing. The two tumble and knock the lamp post at each other's face. CU small boy smiling while eating. LV John, the Wonder Boy, balancing sword. SCU Small boy still eating. John finishing act. CU small boy starting on another sandwich. John juggling with hoops. CU Small girl watching. LV the three clowns playing around with 400 lb. weight. SV the three clowns. One staggering around with weight the other two running backwards and forwards. SV man holds up 400 lb. weight whilst other props him up. Man still propped up. One helps him down with the weight whilst the other whips the prop from underneath him. LV smallest of trio being placed in cannon. SV cannon is fired and small man appears with burning hat from other side of ring, and chases others out of ring. This was one of the acts of Bertram Mills Circus. | |
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