Christmas Time is Circus Time

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1124A

Date Released

21 Dec 1950

Date submitted

Dec 1950

Date submitted

19 Dec 1950

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Christmas Time Is Circus Time. DESCRIPTION: At Olympia - a dress rehearsal of the Bertram Mills Circus delighted a special audience of some six thousand children. SHOTLIST: KS. CU clown surrounded with the above title. GVs & various shots of parade, carriage etc. passing across arena. Equestrian team in arena, performers jumping on back of horses. Dogs jump onto running horses. Dogs play football, various shots. Trapeze artist swinging round on rope. Cut-in kid looking up. Guldan’s Bear balances on ball. Elephant balances on ball. Elephants play own orchestra. Balancing on bottles. Elephants shaving man (hosing him after shave only). Cut-in child yawning. Various shots of clowns normal & midget running around arena. Gagging as usual - silent. Cut-in childrens’ expression etc.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure

Locations

Olympia; Bertram Mills Circus

Card file number

54763

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: Martin Gray
Camera: Norman Fisher
Camera: Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

210

Story extras:

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