Under the Big Top (Colour)

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1751
Date Released
24 Dec 1962
Date submitted
17 Dec 1962
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Snow for Christmas
  2. 2Blow-Out for Christmas
  3. 3Seen Behind the Scenes
  4. 4Priceless Soccer Player
  5. 5Under the Big Top (Colour)

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Under the Big Top (Colour). DESCRIPTION: Movietone went to Bertram Mills Circus at Olympia. Among some of the acts - The Schumanns - acknowledged to be the world’s greatest in the training of circus horses. The Four Francorxis - bareback riders - the incredible Rolando. In a cage without bars six different species of animals presented by Eugen Weidmann. SHOTLIST: Key scene. The Schumann’s on horseback (3 shots). CU little boy. MS the Four Francorxis (bare back riders) - one member of team jumps on horse. MS the remaining three jump on horse. MLS same. MS chimps on toy horse. CU little boy. MS chimp walks over ramp on his hands. MS artist on bricks doing act with one arm. CU little girl. MLS artist on bricks. CU boy. CU artist’s finger on glass ball. MS elephant standing on one leg. CU little girl, elephants (2 shots). MS Lilly Yokoi on golden bike. CU little boy. MS Lilly Yokoi on bike. CU little boy. Eugen Weidmann (from Swiss circus Knie) with his six different wild animals, 3 lions, 4 tigers, 2 leopards, 1 polar bear, 1 Himalayan bear and 2 black panthers - doing his act without a cage (5 shots). MS crowd, lions and tigers sit up in ring (4 shots).
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Animals
Locations
London; Olympia
Card file number
85685
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
240
Story extras:
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