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

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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