Day at the Circus (1901)
- Directed by
- Edwin Stanton Porter
- Genre
- documentary film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 3 min
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This silent film shows a parade of the Great Forepaugh and Sells Bros. Combined Circus and then a horse race inside the tent. It captures a circus in motion without any words or story.
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What happens
Day at the Circus is a 1901 American silent film produced and distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company and directed by Edwin S. Porter. It depicts a parade of the Great Forepaugh and Sells Bros. Combined Circus followed by a horse race in the tent. It was one of many early silent film documentaries depicting circuses. Historian Katherine H. Adams said, "The circus' emphasis on movement and quick transition, as well as its lack of dialogue, made it a perfect subject matter for silent film." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Arrival of Tongkin Train (1901)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.