1970FAIRS, CIRCUS & AMUSEMENT PARKS
SHOWS THE RESIDENTS OF PERU, INDIANA JOIN TOGETHER TO PRESENT A FULL-LENGTH CIRCUS EVERY SUMMER. PERU WAS ONCE THE WINTER QUARTERS OF 6 AMERICAN CIRCUSES, AND IS STILL THE HOME OF MANY RETIRED CIRCUS PERFORMERS WHO ACT AS TRAINERS FOR TRAPEZE, HIGH WIRE, TUMBLING & CLOWN ACTS. SCENES OF AUDITIONS, TRAINING SESSIONS, REHEARSALS, AND THE FINAL ACTS REVEAL THE TENSION, DISCOURAGEMENT, HARD WORK AND EXHILARATION
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SMALL TOWN CARNIVAL. CIRCUS. RIDES. ATTRACTIONS.
"SENGERS THE GREATEST STORE ON EARTH" |
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AERIAL PERU, INDIANA, 1970. OVER CIRCUS BUILDING TO COUNTRYSIDE. COUNTRY TOWN. FARMLAND. CENTRAL INDIANA
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CITY LIMITS SIGN "PERU, THE CIRCUS CITY"
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COUPLE RIDES ON MOTORCYCLE, 1970
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YOUNG TEEN LEARNS HOW TO RIDE UNICYCLE. GIRLS RIDE BICYCLES
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KIDS TRAIN FOR CIRCUS. GIRLS IN EXERCISE CLASS.
DOING JUMPING JACKS. GIRL ROLLER SKATES PAST "CLOWN ALLEY". BOY RIDES MINIATURE PONY |
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ZOOM IN SIGN ON BUILDING "CIRCUS CENTER MUSEUM TICKET OFFICE"
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MEETING WITH CHILDREN AND HEAD TRAINER. GIVES HIS PHILOSOPHY OF THE CIRCUS.
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MONTAGE TRAPEZE ARTISTS MISSING TRICKS, FALLING INTO SAFETY NET.
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CU KIDS CONCENTRATE
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HEAD TRAINER TALKS TO CHILDREN ON ORIENTATION DAY
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KIDS WEAR SAFETY ROPES WHILE TRAINING ON TRAPEZE ACT. GIRL MISSES PARTNER. LEARNING TRAPEZE SKILLS. TRAINER GIVES FEEDBACK.
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TUMBLING TRAINER WORKS WITH CHILDREN. COLIN MURPHY.
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BOY LEARNING HOW TO PERFORM A BACK FLIP.
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GIRLS LEARN HOW TO HANG FROM TRAPEZE.
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YOUNG TEEN COUPLE LEARNS TRAPEZE SKILLS FROM WILLIE WILNO RETIRED GERMAN HUMAN CANNONBALL
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OLD ADVERTISEMENT FOR "THE GREAT WILNO" HUMAN PROJECTILE. STILLS HUMAN CANNONBALL
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PRE-TEEN CIRCUS PERFORMER PUTS MAKE-UP ON
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SMALL TOWN CIRCUS. 1970. RINGMASTER ANNOUNCES DOUBLE TRAPEZE ACT. AUDIENCE APPLAUDS. YOUNG TEEN COUPLE PERFORM DOUBLE TRAPEZE ACT. CU MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WITH LOOKS OF TREPIDATION
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KIDS IN CLOWN SCHOOL. KIDS DRESSED AS CLOWNS
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SMALL TOWN CIRCUS BAND REHEARSE CIRCUS PARADE BAND MADE UP OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
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TEEN CIRCA 1970 MAKES A PEACE SIGN WITH HIS FINGERS
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"SIR OLIVER BOLIVER" RETIRED CIRCUS PERFORMER TEACHES KIDS TRICKS, STUNTS ON THE TRAMPOLINE.
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11 YEAR OLD GIRL ON TRAPEZE, FATHER SPOTS HER AND TEACHERS HER.
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TEENAGERS LEARN HOW TO SWING ON BAR, LEARNING HOW TO USE FLYING TRAPEZE
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PRE-TEEN GIRL WITH ARM IN CAST, BROKEN ARM SITS AND WATCHES OTHER KIDS.
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CU PAINT BRUSH, PAINTING. RETIRED CIRCUS PAINTER ART JOHNS TRIES TO CHEER UP GIRL WITH BROKEN ARM WHO CAN'T PERFORM
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AERIAL OVER CIRCUS WINTER QUARTERS, PERU, INDIANA
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CIRCUS WINTER QUARTERS. BARNS
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LOTS OF LAMBS, SHEEP IN BARN
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CU CURIOUS LAMB SNIFFING AT CAMERA
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PAN CORN FIELDS. BARNS IN B/G
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CIRCUS PAINTER PAINTS MINIATURE CIRCUS CAGES PULLED BY HORSES. BEATTY FIGHTING TRAINED TIGERS.
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CU NAMES OF SHOWS ON SIDEBOARDS. HAGENBECK-WALLACE CIRCUS. COLE BROTHERS. SELLS-FLOTO.
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CU CIRCUS PAINTER PAINTING GIRL'S ARM CAST. CU DIPPING PAINT BRUSH IN PAINT JAR.
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WILLIE WILNO TRAINS GIRL AERIALIST.
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CU TEEN WEARING PEACE SIGN NECKLACE
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KIDS LEARN LOW CASTING TRAPEZE, PRE-TRAPEZE TRAINING
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MANY GIRLS ON SINGLE BICYCLE. LEARNING CIRCUS TRICK RIDING
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GIRLS TRAINING FOR ANCHOR'S ACT. TRAPEZE IN THE SHAPE OF AN ANCHOR.
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TEEN PRACTICE QUARTET ADAGIO. SMALL 10 YEAR OLD GIRL USED AS A JUMP ROPE, TEEN BOY JUMPS OVER GIRL JUMP ROPE. LITTLE GIRL THROWN UP IN THE AIR
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11 YEAR OLD LEARNS BACK FLIP USING SAFETY ROPES
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YOUNGEST PERFORMER, 6 YEAR OLD TRAINS WITH OLDER BOYS
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TEENAGED BOYS & GIRLS TRAIN FOR THE FLYING TRAPEZE CIRCUS ACT.
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BOY TRIES DOUBLE SOMERSAULT, MISSES PARTNER'S HANDS, FALLS INTO SAFETY NET
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TRAINER SITS WITH KIDS, GIVING BOY FEEDBACK WHY HE MISSED THE CATCH. KIDS LEARN ABOUT THEIR MISTAKES & HOW TO FIX THEM
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TEENAGERS PRACTICE DOUBLE SOMERSAULT TRAPEZE TRICK
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SANDY FERGUSON, GRANDDAUGHTER OF CLYDE BEATTY PRACTICES ROLLING GLOBE ACT.
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GIRL TEACHES OTHERS ON WEB ACT.
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TEEN COUPLE TRAIN ON HIGHWIRE. ECU BARE FEET ON TIGHTROPE.
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CU BARE FEET ON LOG. TEENS AT THE LOCAL SWIMMING HOLE. BOYS PUSH EACH OTHER INTO THE WATER. LOG WALKING. LEARNING BALANCE. ROPE AS BELT
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CLEANCUT TEENAGE BOY PLAYS GUITAR AND SINGS TO YOUNGER KIDS. 1970. SONG ABOUT THE CIRCUS. CU HAPPY LAUGHING CHILDREN
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TEENAGERS PERFORM ON DOUBLE TRAPEZE, LONG LADDER TYPE APPARATUS
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CU PAINT ROLLER. PAINTING CIRCUS TENT.
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PRE-SHOW PREPARATIONS. OLD LADY SEWS BEADS AND BOBBLES ONTO COSTUME. GIRL SEWS ON SEWING MACHINE.
MAKING CIRCUS ACT COSTUMES. WARDROBE. |
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TEENAGERS MAKING CIRCUS SAFETY NET
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KIDS SPREADING SAWDUST ON CIRCUS TENT FLOOR
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SMALL TOWN AMATEUR CIRCUS WRAP RUN-THROUGH, FINAL REHEARSAL BEFORE THE CIRCUS. TRAPEZE ACTS. THE NECK LOOP. CU SPINNING SAUCERS. ROUGH RUN THROUGH. KIDS DISAPPOINTED. GERMAN TRAINER SAYS "THAT SURE WAS A DISGRACE"
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YOUNG PERFORMERS NOMINATE THEIR CHOICES FOR KING AND QUEEN OF THE CIRCUS. GIRL AND BOY STAND AS THEIR NAMES ARE CALLED. KIDS APPLAUD AND SCREAM SECRET BALLOT.
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KING AND QUEEN OF THE CIRCUS MAKE THEIR ENTRANCE, CROWNED
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BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF CIRCUS, PERFORMERS APPLY MAKE-UP
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"AND NOW IT'S CIRCUS TIME!" RINGMASTER, CIRCUS BAND.
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GIRL PERFORMS THE NECK LOOP
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KIDS BACKSTAGE HURRY TO PUT ON COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP BOY PUTS ON CLOWN WIG.
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GIRL PERFORMS ROLLING GLOBE ACT. GYMNASTS PERFORM TUMBLING EXHIBITION. MANY GIRLS ON SINGLE BICYCLE BALANCING ACT.
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MANY AERIALISTS PERFORM SIMULTANEOUSLY. PLATE SPINNING ACT. DOUBLE TRAPEZE ACT. CU PLATE SMASHING ON GROUND. SMALL TOWN AMATEUR CIRCUS ACTS. CU UPSIDE DOWN GIRL. WEB ACT. QUARTET ADAGIO.
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YOUNG GIRL CLOWN CHECKS HER MAKE UP JOB IN MIRROR
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HIGH CASTING TRAPEZE ACT. ONE GIRL MISSES AND FALLS INTO SAFETY NET.
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HIGH WIRE ACT, AERIALIST RIDES BICYCLE ON TIGHTROPE
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FLYING TRAPEZE ACT, AMATEUR CIRCUS PERFORMERS.
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HIGH WIRE ACT. GIRL BALANCES ON BOY'S SHOULDERS WHILE HE WALKS THE TIGHTROPE
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TIGHTROPE WALKER WALKS HIGHWIRE BLINDFOLDED
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CIRCUS RINGMASTER ANNOUNCES CIRCUS CLOWNS
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AMATEUR CIRCUS CLOWNS OF ALL AGES PERFORM
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CIRCUS FLYERS, AMATEUR CIRCUS FLYING TRAPEZE ACT.
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BOY TRIES TO PERFORM THE DOUBLE SOMERSAULT TRAPEZE TRICK, SLOW MOTION TRAPEZE ARTIST MISSES PARTNER'S HANDS, FALLS INTO SAFETY NET.
CU FRIGHTENED FACE OF YOUNG BOY |
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AMATEUR TRAPEZE ARTIST GETS BACK UP TO TRY THE DOUBLE SOMERSAULT TRAPEZE TRICK AGAIN. THIS TIME IS SUCCESSFUL. AUDIENCE GIVES HEARTY APPLAUSE KIDS JUMP UP & DOWN FOR JOY. CIRCUS BAND PLAYS ROUSING NUMBER
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BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF AMATEUR CIRCUS, BACKSTAGE KIDS CONGRATULATE TEEN WHO PERFORMED DOUBLE SOMERSAULT TRAPEZE TRICK. GIRLS CRY TEARS OF JOY. KIDS IN THE CONGRATULATE EACH OTHER. SAPPY
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FILM ENDS
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