Harris: Circus Animals

Summary

Amateur film by Mr J.C. Harris showing animals performing at a circus inside Bingley Hall in Birmingham.

Year:

1936

Duration:

0:08:50

Film type:

Black & White / Silent

Genre:

Home Movie

Master format:

16mm

Description

Shooting through the bars of a cage set up around the circus ring and with the audience visible behind we see an animal trainer with lions and tigers negotiating a seesaw. The animals then stand on podiums and later polar bears take turns down a slide. The animal trainer then works with lions attempting to harness them to a chariot. With the cage now removed we see performing elephants with the animals made to stand on podiums or walk on two legs.


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