Circus Wedding

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1172
Date Released
19 Nov 1951
Date submitted
15 Nov 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1England Win Soccer International
  2. 2Circus Wedding
  3. 3Royal Homecoming
  4. *Soccer - Scotland V Wales
  5. *The Queen Visits Manchester

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Circus Wedding. DESCRIPTION: When circus rider Yolande Prin got married near Chartres in France, there were three ceremonies; first at the Town Hall, then in the Church and finally in the Lion’s cage - for the bridegroom, Alfred Beautour, is a lion-tamer. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Procession out of church, away from the church, some of the circus performers following. Bride & groom into camera. Inside circus, couple being blessed inside lions cage, lions all round on stools, watching. Couple kiss.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Curiosities; Marriages; Animals; Performing arts; Religion and belief
Locations
France
Footage sources
France
Card file number
56369
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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