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:

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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