Big Top

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
55/102
Date Released
22 Dec 1955
Length of issue (in feet)
660
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
Bertram Mills’ Circus comes to town - acrobats, clowns, elephants, lions and all the other stars of the sawdust ring.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure
Locations
London; England
Credits:
Camera
Cedric Baynes
Camera
Norman William Roper
Camera
Pat Whitaker
Camera
William Jordan
Length of story (in feet)
243
Story extras:
Film clip
Production Documents

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Name
British Pathe Ltd
Email
info@britishpathe.com
Web
https://www.britishpathe.com/
Phone
0207 665 8340
Address
3.29 Canterbury Court
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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How to cite this record

'Big Top', Pathe News Issue No. 55/102, 22 Dec 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/106834 (Accessed 07 Apr 2026)