| Circus Kids | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1822 |
| Catalog #: | 527062 | |
| Clip Number: | 527062-3 | |
| Orginal Film: | HFR-SFL-35-174 | |
| Timecode: | 01:35:25 - 01:37:22 | |
| Location: | United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: Misc. ENTERTAINMENT/CIRCUS: Misc LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA | |
| Description: | GV group of kids parading down street with costumes, pony and sign reading "Big Circus - 5 Cents." MS boy dressed in ringmaster/master of ceremony costume. GV boy ringmaster speaking to child audience seated on bleachers. Funny MS of tumbling display performed by a school aged girl and a young boy, the girl is on her back with legs up in the air, the boy on his belly balance on her feet doing the airplane/superman, the boy has a great joyful expression on his face. MS same performers but the boy is now balanced on his back. GV center ring with ringmaster and clown, ringmaster kicks the clown in the behind, child audience cheers. Rear GVs ringmaster speaking to audience (audience faces the camera). MS boy dressed as a clown seated in ring and placing a chicken on the back of a tortoise. Odd MS of tortoise walking with a chicken on its back. GV tortoise/chicken performance as audience, ringmaster and clown look on. MS chicken hopping off tortoise's back. MS boy clown smiling and clapping as the tortoise and chicken walk about. GV center ring as boy clown follows a duck round and round in circles, child audience claps. Cute MS of cat and mouse eating out of the same food bowl. GV clown and ringmaster performing in front of audience in bleachers, all turn simultaneously to look behind them as if hearing a loud noise, everyone starts running toward camera laughing and covering their noses as if smelling something fowl, funny stuff. | |
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