Circus Move (1951)

The circus comes to town in Portsmouth, Hampshire. Various shots of men laying out large circus tent. M/Ss and L/Ss of men pulling on rope to raise large tent up pole. M/Ss of man walking on stilts. They oversee the the proceedings. Several more shots of the tent being erected. M/Ss of numerous people inside tent pulling rope. L/Ss and M/Ss of ’quater poles’ being put into place. Various shots of the animals arriving at station which includes a camel and elephants. Very good M/S of elephant climbing out of carriage. Road sign reads : ’DIVERSION AHEAD’ as elephants walk through streets. 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 B