Circus Animals End Their Days in Rest

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

137A

Date Released

21 Jan 1932

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Circus Animals End Their Days in Rest
2. 2Linking the Empire with Air Routes
3. 3Prince George Tours Industrial Scotland
4. 4Davis Cup Star as Table Tennis Coach
5. 5Italy Excavates an Old Roman City
6. 6Meet Britain’s Most Modern Young Lady

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rest Home for Circus Animals. DESCRIPTION: Bostock’s show is wound up at Glasgow, and old ring favourites go to live at zoo. Sub.1. The menagerie arrives at Dunstable for its new Whipsnade home. SHOTLIST: Crowds surrounding and feeding animals including elephants. Long shot of elephant holding tin in trunk. Close shot of puppets. CU of puppet doll swaying and waving arms. Close shot of puppet on bicycle.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Animals; Performing arts

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1619

Length of story (in feet)

54

Story extras:

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