| STRAINING FOR TRAINING Footage of a circus team in training. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7202 |
| Catalog #: | 503891 | |
| Clip Number: | 503891-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 406 | |
| Timecode: | 01:02:06 - 01:04:14 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1938 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/CIRCUS: Behind the Scenes LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England SPORTS/PHYSICAL FITNESS: Misc. SPORTS/PHYSICAL FITNESS: Stretch | |
| Description: | "STRAINING FOR TRAINING" L/S's of several young women standing in line, they all bend backwards and arch their back. L/S of two young girls holding onto a bar flicking their legs backwards high into the air under the watchful eye of the male instructor (he sounds French). L/S of the man pushing one of the girls legs in the air towards her face ! The commentator says that the circus members "have to practise until they all but drop". Several more shots of the girls in training. M/S of a man picking a little girl up by her feet and raising her into the air. M/S of the a man and girls tap dancing. M/S of the trainer appearing to be walking on a treadmill, however, the camera pans down to reveal that he is actually massaging a girls bottom with his feet! M/S's of a gymnast performing several twists and turns. Several shots of trapeze artist in training. One man holds another by the a thick cord by his mouth and spins him around with his hands. | |
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