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Circus Life No. 3, Whirlings, Circus and Vintage Thrill Makers 'Circus Edition' Films, c1927 - 1989

 Item
Reference code: 178D13.5

Scope and Contents

Vintage Video Productions, Peak Film Productions. Colour and black and white, sound and background music. DVD 1 'I Want to be a Lion Tamer', documentary narrated in English by Zac Radcliffe who talk about life in Whirlings circus, shows the circus travelling, setting up, acts in the ring and back stage scenes c1980s, 'Here's the Circus' documentary, scenes in black and white, narrated in English, c1950s-c1960s, 'American Circus Life Vol 2', black and white scenes of circus performers, 'Vintage Thrill Makers', showing car stunts, narrated in English c1950s-c1960s, 'Bertram Mills Circus, Olympia season 1957', narrated in English, 'Circus Today 1927', black and white, silent, comedy clips of circus stunts with modern soundtrack, 'Living Dangerously' black and white footage of daredevil acts narrated in English, showing children performers, knife throwing, aerial acrobatics, 01:01:59 mins. DVD 2 'Vintage Thrill Makers' black and white footage narrated in English showing car and plane stunts, high wire act, wall of death, human cannon balls, c1960s, Bertram Mills Circus, Olympia season 1957, including performing seals and equestrian acts, 'A Water Carnival with Coco, Huxter and Michael' clowning act and 'Elephant Ballet', scenes from 'Dan and Dusty: Two Ageing Juvenile Delinquents' black and white, silent comedy, 0:45:47 mins. America and England.

Dates

  • Creation: c1927 - 1989

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA 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

2 Item(s) (DVD, 2 discs)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Catalogued according to type

Repository Details

Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository

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