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Film Number |
1772 |
Title |
[TOWER CIRCUS ELEPHANTS BATHING AND STANLEY PARK] |
Producer |
George Lockhart |
Date |
1930-31 |
Gauge |
9.5mm |
Colour |
b/w |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
9 mins 38 secs |
Description |
Opens with footage of a man, two women and a girl in a garden. Some footage shot through a gap in a wall and some closer up. They are seen playing with a dog. The film continues with footage of the Tower Circus elephants being bathed in the sea at Blackpool. A crowd watches as the elephant's keeper controls them whilst riding one. Members of the crowd pet the elephants before they are seen leaving the beach. This is followed by footage from Stanley Park in Blackpool. Two girls are seen walking through the park and relaxing by a bowling green. The film ends with footage of Stanley Park lake, thick with boats, shot from a moving boat. |
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