I great episode with footage of the cole circus showing the work they do ro make sure everything goes well and they dress and socialize with each other in 1937
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Cry me a river. This stuff is public domain & you _know_ it, so whining about how other people post the same videos is insipid. It's people like _them_ , wo try to _share_ these videos, that are the reason that these videos still exist _at all_ , & it's people like _you_ that are the reason why these videos keep getting lost forever.
The circuses have such a sordid history. While being the launch-pad for many an entertainer, they were also the tragic exploiters of minorities, and the disabled; those who were showcased in the 1932, pre-code Hollywood film “Freaks,” which used actual circus sideshow performers as the “Freaks” in question (One-of-us… One-of-us… One-of-us…). As a piece of trivia, the film “Freaks” was the origins of a character in the 1990s Canadian Comedy Troup, “The Kids in the Hall:” The Chicken Lady . The Circuses were an escape from the desperate poverty of much of the USA during this period, and in the post-War years it is not surprising that they began to decline in popularity as affluence increased, and as the many instances of in-humane exploitation, not just of humans, but of the animals in the circuses. Nostalgia is one of the most powerfully addictive drugs in existence. It is important to remember that its siren-song is only to lure us to wreck upon its shoals, unable to travel further to explore beyond it. Edit: One positive thing that outlasted the Circus is the Clown. The Clown too has very, very, very dark origins. But the Circuses gave the early Vaudevillian Comedians a foundation to build-upon, and upon which was built an edifice that has outlasted the Circus. The modern Circuses that exist, such as Cirque de Soleil, are ENTIRELY built from the clown performances merged with the acrobatics of the high-wire acts. So even with the darker side of the original US Circuses, they managed to birth something greater than themselves that has thrived without the racism, exploitation, and health risks that existed with the former.
Can you imagine how great this must have been for kids in the 30s without TVs and who probably had never traveled more than 30 miles from their home?
I great episode with footage of the cole circus showing the work they do ro make sure everything goes well and they dress and socialize with each other in 1937
Cole Bros put on a good show
Sure is a LOT easier to have the circus at the local b-ball arena than having to put up and take down the Big Top every time!
The original Dumbo movie used these scenes for an almost shot for shot reference
Must’ve been something to see.
Oiginally released by Paramount (as a "Paragraphic") in June 1937. This is a 1955 U.M.& M. TV print.
I am a former filmmaker and I really love what your doing! I want to help keep these films preserved. They are important! How I can help?
I'll be sure not to "clown" around
It'd be great if you could get rid of the time stamp (or at least make it less intrusive). Thanks.
Here's the issue: Tens of thousands of films similar to this one have been lost forever -- destroyed -- and many others are at risk. Our company preserves these precious bits of history one film at a time. How do we afford to do that? By selling them as stock footage to documentary filmmakers and broadcasters. If we did not have a counter, we could not afford to post films like these online, and no films would be preserved. It's that simple. So we ask you to bear with the watermark and timecodes.
In the past we tried many different systems including placing our timer at the bottom corner of our videos. What happened? Unscrupulous TH-cam users downloaded our vids, blew them up so the timer was not visible, and re-posted them as their own content! We had to use content control to have the videos removed and shut down these channels. It's hard enough work preserving these films and posting them, without having to spend precious time dealing with policing thievery -- and not what we devoted ourselves to do.
Love our channel and want to support what we do? You can help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference.
Cry me a river. This stuff is public domain & you _know_ it, so whining about how other people post the same videos is insipid. It's people like _them_ , wo try to _share_ these videos, that are the reason that these videos still exist _at all_ , & it's people like _you_ that are the reason why these videos keep getting lost forever.
That Clyde Beatty guy was sadistic to that poor lion who deserved a much better life.
The circuses have such a sordid history.
While being the launch-pad for many an entertainer, they were also the tragic exploiters of minorities, and the disabled; those who were showcased in the 1932, pre-code Hollywood film “Freaks,” which used actual circus sideshow performers as the “Freaks” in question (One-of-us… One-of-us… One-of-us…).
As a piece of trivia, the film “Freaks” was the origins of a character in the 1990s Canadian Comedy Troup, “The Kids in the Hall:” The Chicken Lady .
The Circuses were an escape from the desperate poverty of much of the USA during this period, and in the post-War years it is not surprising that they began to decline in popularity as affluence increased, and as the many instances of in-humane exploitation, not just of humans, but of the animals in the circuses.
Nostalgia is one of the most powerfully addictive drugs in existence. It is important to remember that its siren-song is only to lure us to wreck upon its shoals, unable to travel further to explore beyond it.
Edit: One positive thing that outlasted the Circus is the Clown. The Clown too has very, very, very dark origins. But the Circuses gave the early Vaudevillian Comedians a foundation to build-upon, and upon which was built an edifice that has outlasted the Circus.
The modern Circuses that exist, such as Cirque de Soleil, are ENTIRELY built from the clown performances merged with the acrobatics of the high-wire acts.
So even with the darker side of the original US Circuses, they managed to birth something greater than themselves that has thrived without the racism, exploitation, and health risks that existed with the former.
What's wrong with you, did an elephant step on your bicycle as a kid?
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The circus went to Washington DC
9:13 i wish he got eaten