Circus Moments (1929)

No title. Interior of a circus tent. Performing horses trot around the ring. Shot of the crowd - it is a large tent with a band on a balcony. The horses perform various routines. Some small ponies run around the ring with flags of different nations on their backs. M/S of a section of the audience - lots of children and women in cloche hats. Horses are made to stand up on their hind legs. M/S of audience applauding. An acrobatic troupe perform. A man swings on a bar. Another acrobat balances at the top of a pole swinging a lasso. The pole is balanced on another man's shoulder. A young boy plays a xylophone at the top of the pole. Acrobats do a dance with long ribbons on sticks. Low angle shot of trapeze artists performing a routine. Various shots of them swinging around. Was an item in Pathe Pictorial issue number 613. FILM ID:894.18 FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/