Boy Clown

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

389

Date Released

11 Jun 1962

Date recorded

18 May 1962

Length of issue (in feet)

729

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Boy Clown
2. 2Girl Driver
3. 3Police Office
4. 4Mapoch Village

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Young Brian Jones ran away to join a circus three times. In the face of such enthusiasm, Billy Smart promised him a job as soon as he left school. Now Brian is probably Britain’s youngest clown ["Bingo"], and already he’s providing laughs a-plenty.

Keywords

Performing arts; Youth

Locations

England; Shrewsbury; Shropshire

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

203

Story extras:

Film clip

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