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WHEELS AND WHIRLS

Wheels And Whirls (1931)

Display of synchronised rolling in exercise wheels.

BIG TOP THRILLS

Big Top Thrills (1939)

Footage of trapeze artist and an elephant performing with the travelling circus.

MOSCOW STATE CIRCUS

Moscow State Circus (1969)

Dog and elephants perform at the Moscow State Circus in Russia.

CIRCUS SCENES

Circus Scenes (1965)

Chipperfield's Circus. Performers, animals and circus scenes.

CIRCUS

Circus (1939)

Performers in Bertram Mills Circus rehearse, good circus stuff.

POSES AND THE POSER

Poses And The Poser (1930)

Young contortionist demonstrates how supple her body is - gruesome!

'SIMON'S SIRCUS' aka LION MASCOT FOR FLEET AIR ARM ACROBATIC TEAM

'simon's Sircus' AKA Lion Mascot For Fleet Air Arm Acrobatic Team (1968)

Simon the lion becomes...

 

 

 HOLIDAY SCENES

Holiday Scenes (1920-1929)

Various shots of children playing, horse riding and fun at the seaside.

A PATHETONE SPECIAL - ZOO!

A Pathetone Special - Zoo! (1940)

A tour around St Louis Zoo shows us animals in natural-looking...

CRAZY HOUSE

Crazy House (1951)

A female acrobat, inventor of water razor, and man with detachable shirt sleeves...

AERIAL CYCLISTS

Aerial Cyclists (1952)

Drama as one of the Metelrich brothers is injured during their high wire cycle...

NOW MEET

Now Meet "Cockie" Introduced By His Master, The Rev. F.W. Turner (1932)

Clever performing...

WORLD NEWS

World News (1950)

Volcano eruption at Hawaii, swinging acrobat & double decker bus.

CIRCUS COMES TO NEW YORK

Circus Comes To New York (1966)

Good shots, animals parade through streets and some of the acts...

MR PASTRY AT THE CIRCUS

Mr Pastry At The Circus (1960)

Mr Pastry (aka Richard Hearne) visits some animals at Chipperfield's...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 52

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 52 (1935)

Baby boy swimmer, eggs sent from England to...

BILLIE THE BUDGER

Billie The Budger (1931)

Cruel comedy rodeo show - a horse is manhandled by two acrobatic men.

CHANNEL 99 - reel 2

Channel 99 - Reel 2 (1963)

Fantastically funny film - chimps make a news film about aviation.

PICETTE NO. 5 - CHIMPS CHAMPS  & CHUMPS record a

Picette No. 5 - Chimps Champs & Chumps Record A (1948-1949)

Compilation of funny stories - performing...

CORSE ECLAIRE TIRAGE   Reel 1

Corse Eclaire Tirage Reel 1 (1930-1939)

Promotional film for a company called Fortef - shows how they...