Circus Break Away

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1171
Date Released
12 Nov 1951
Date submitted
8 Nov 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sport
  2. 2Sport
  3. 3Sport
  4. 4Circus Break Away
  5. 5Remembrance
  6. 6Snow Greeting for Royal Pair at Church
  7. 7The Lord Mayor’s Show

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Circus Break Away. DESCRIPTION: Trouble in a circus at Arkansas included the escape from their cages of a very fierce leopard and a bear. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Circus people walk through forest. MS circus procession, elephant walks towards camera. SCU lion in cage. Overturned cage, & broken. Men entering woods, searching for animals. Dog jumps tree, barking. Keeper shoots at leopard, leopard falls to ground. Bear stands at base of tree, keeper walks up, puts noose round its neck. CU keeper eating face to face with the bear.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Environment; Ceremonies; Accidents and disasters; Animals
Locations
Arkansas
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
56334
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:
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