Flea Circus (1950)

Several shots of sign advertising the flea circus. “HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A FLEA RIDE A CYCLE, “COULD YOU PUT A HARNESS ON A FLEA“. C/U of flea attached to harness. L/S of flea pulling miniature cart. C/U of owner Miss Betty Jackson. C/Us of fleas with small swords. Several more shots of fleas performing trick including tightrope walking and swinging back and forwards on swing. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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