Circus - Wakes Up (1950)

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February 18, 2009 · By admin

Shows the necessary preparations for the day’s performance of the circus, including feeding, bathing and rehearsing of animals, and the learning of new tricks, stunts and comedy routines. B/W 1949
Shows the morning activities on a circus lot with a horse feeding
her colt, elephants drinking water,. lions eating, and monkeys
playing. Pictures the trapeze performers and the jugglers
rehearsing their acts while the lions, horses, and elephants also
practice.

00:00:12:00 B/W 1949
CU Man yawning quickly cuts to lion, then tiger, both yawning.

00:00:23:00 B/W 1949
MS Man walks through barn full of cages.

00:00:39:00 B/W 1949
MS Man lifts pony into cage w/ its mother.

00:00:48:00 B/W 1949
MS Elephants Jumbo & Daisy get bucket of water.

00:01:01:00 B/W 1949
CU Elephant trunk in pail of water.

00:01:05:00 B/W 1949
MS Pony gets shaved.

00:01:09:00 B/W 1949
MS Man getting haircut.

00:01:11:00 B/W 1949
CU Woman washing clothes on washboard.

00:01:14:00 B/W 1949
MS Elephant rolling around as fire hose sprays him w/ water.

00:01:31:00 B/W 1949
MS Loops flying into air.

00:01:15:00 B/W 1949
MS 2 women juggling hoops.

00:01:49:00 B/W 1949
MS Thunder the Wonder Horse being led into ring for practice.

00:01:57:00 B/W 1949
CU Horse bucking w/ horrified look on face.

00:02:18:00 B/W 1949
MS Trainers teaching horse to walk backwards on hind legs.

00:02:30:00 B/W 1949
MS Mother has leash on boy acrobat doing back flips.

00:02:36:00 B/W 1949
MS Elephant takes off bib, gives it to trainer.

00:02:45:00 B/W 1949
MS Elephant answering huge telephone.

00:03:05:00 B/W 1949
MS The Flying Minellis practicing their tightrope act in the Big
Top.

00:03:33:00 B/W 1949
CU Puppy licking his nose.

00:03:44:00 B/W 1949
CU Man looking dizzy.

00:03:49:00 B/W 1949
CU Puppy w/ tongue out.

00:04:01:00 B/W 1949
CU Cart full of raw meat.

00:04:09:00 B/W 1949
MS Lions & tigers eating.

00:04:26:00 B/W 1949
MS Monkeys in cage.

00:04:34:00 B/W 1949
CU Trainer talking to lions.

00:05:00:00 B/W 1949
CU Ferocious lion growling.

00:05:20:00 B/W 1949
MS Trainer w/ lions.

00:05:31:00 B/W 1949
CU Man watching thru bars.

00:05:45:00 B/W 1949
CU Trainer prying open lion’s mouth, putting his arm in it, then
his face.

00:06:21:00 B/W 1949
AV Preparations in Big Top for show time.

00:06:32:00 B/W 1949
CU Clown putting on wig & glasses, putting makeup on in mirror.

00:06:45:00 B/W 1949
CU Man putting on zebra costume.

00:05:56:00 B/W 1949
MS Acrobat limbering up.

00:07:30:00 B/W 1949
MS Audience entering big top.

00:07:30:00 B/W 1949
MS 2 boys sneaking into tent.

00:07:40:00 B/W 1949
CU Band testing instruments.

00:07:48:00 B/W 1949
CU Man peeks at crowd, blows whistle.

00:07:55:00 B/W 1949
CU 2 men turning crank on generator.

00:08:01:00 B/W 1949
MS Lights going on.

00:08:03:00 B/W 1949
CU Children’s faces.

00:08:14:00 B/W 1949
MS Show begins w/ line of horses galloping out into ring.