News Events - in Colour

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1803
Date Released
23 Dec 1963
Date submitted
16 Dec 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bertram Mills Circus (Colour). DESCRIPTION: Bertram Mills Circus opens at Olympia for the Winter season with all the thrills and excitement that goes with it. SHOTLIST: Main title. GV arena with artists parading. LAS horses. ES clowns. MS same. MS clowns on stilts. LS elephants parading through arena. CU little boy in audience. GV seal act. MS pan seals balancing. ES same. CU audience. MLS pan seals balancing. MS clowns enter with old car. MCU audience. MCU smoke belching from old car. MCU audience. GV clowns and midgets in arena. CU clown’s face. GV pan trapeze act. MLS same. LAS elephants parading. CU little girl. GV elephant act. CU little boy. LS elephant act. LAS trainer climbs up elephant. GV same standing on elephant. GV children in audience. GV juggling act. CU same. MS same. LAS same. CU little girl. MLS juggling act. GV children in audience. GV bear act. MS pan bears on seesaw. CU little boy. MS bear kissing trainer. ES bears chasing trainer. CU little girl. GV bear act. MS two bears revolving on seesaw. CU same. ES same and one bear kisses trainer. End Title.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Curiosities; Stunts; Animals
Locations
London; Olympia
Card file number
87679
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Mark McDonald
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
308
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Events - in Colour', British Movietone News Issue No. 1803, 23 Dec 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25370 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)