The Big Top (1946)

Full title reads: “THE BIG TOP“. Windsor, Berkshire. Bertram Mills Circus at training in Windsor. Various shots, some close ups, of the clowns making up with children watching. Clowns laugh and joke. Various shots of the rehearsal of horses performance. Several shots of the clowns’ comedy act with a midget clown and ’Neanderthal’ man. Children laugh. Several shots of the horse riding number with human pyramid on two horses. Various shots of Nicolai and his performing lions. He is in the cage with lions seated at chair. One lion seems pretty annoyed with Nicolai poking him with his cane. Several shots of the elephants performing - children love it. 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