Circus Animals Film Getting Elephants & Camels Ready for Big Top Circus Parade Xd4569 (1947)
1947 · Short film · 10 min
- Western
Synopsis
This educational film (meant for children) shows scenes of circus animals and their trainers setting up for the circus. Title screen: “Academy Films Presents: Circus Animals” (Copyright MCMXLVII). James A. Larsen, Western Electric Recording. Indian elephants emerge from red train car, walk down ramp (0:17). Seven elephants by train car labeled “circus”; several men walk through scene (0:30). A trainer leads elephant by trunk to line up. Pony emerges from “Cole Bros Circus” train car and is led by a man down ramp (1:04). Show horses lined up by train car, and more emerge with trainers (1:16). Circus animals walk down suburban street (1:30); at front is a man on horseback, leading elephants to circus ground, passing by houses. Thirteen elephants walk two-by-two, with trainers riding on elephants’ shoulders. Llamas, camels, zebra led by trainers (toward circus grounds) through park (1:49). Circus trainer with whip guides “Jumbo” the elephant to pull wagon holding circus tents (marked: “Cole Bros Circus”). Circus tent roll pulled off wagon (by elephant = off screen) with circus workers. Jumbo the elephant in chain / harness unrolls circus tent with trunk and feet in field (circus grounds) (2:17). Two harnessed elephants pull red circus wagon (mountains visible behind) (2:46). Jumbo the elephant eating in harness / chain next to circus trainer, wagon full of hay (3:01). Elephants walk in line through circus grounds, passing tents / wagons, led by trainer (3:31). Elephants stop to…
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Details
- Running time
- 10 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Stock Footage
- Circus Animals
- Western Electric Recording
- Cole Bros Circus
- Periscope Film
