Circus News - Boy Lion Tamer 1954

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Sheffield.

SV Circus owner Billy Smart greeting Cedric Crossfield of Middleton near Manchester. CU Smart shaking hands with Crossfield. SV pan, Crossfield walking towards cage. SV Cedric with Charles Illenebe (lion tamer) in lion's cage. STV Cedric feeding lions with pole. SV boy's parents...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
29276
Sort Number:
54/022
Time in/Out:
01:37:14:00 / 01:38:03:00
Canister:
54/22
Film ID:
146.27
Issue Date:
15/03/1954

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