2 Reels of Film, c1907 - 2001
Scope and Contents
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Reel 1: 8mm, Photax. 400 Feet. Silent, with both Colour and Black and White footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Julie Jordan in 'Dizzy Decorators'. Noah Young, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and James Findlayson in 'Sugar Daddies'. Buster Keaton as 'The Blacksmith'. Harrison Marks in 'Place of Turkish Delights'. Also features animal footage, icluding lions.
Reel 2: 8mm, Photax. 400 Feet. Silent, with both Colour and Black and White footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Jane Paul in 'Perchance to Scream'. Buster Keaton as 'The Pale Face'. Harold Lloyd in 'His Royal Slyness'. George O’Brian in 'Three Stooges Go West'. Walter Foede in 'Walter’s Paying Policy'. Buster Keaton in 'The Blacksmith'. Also features animals, including wild fowl and sea lions, from Slimbridge Park in Sussex, and London Zoo, filmed by RE Charman.
Dates
- Creation: c1907 - 2001
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Items are available to view by appointment in our reading room
Conditions Governing Use
Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material
Extent
1 Item(s)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
From the Series: German
From the Series: French
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
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