Circus Wedding (1962)

Title reads: “Circus Wedding“. Leeds, Yorkshire. Marriage between two employees of Billy Smart’s circus. L/S Holy Trinity Church. C/U church notice board. M/S clown arriving with groom, chimp trainer Danny Ashcroft. M/S bride, circus showgirl Joan Burnell arriving, preceded by vicar and Rev Dr. Donald Omand (official circus chaplain). M/S baby elephant outside the church. Crowd come out of church and walk under arch made by drum majorettes. C/U Danny and Joan, a small boy gives Joan a lucky horseshoe. Joan throws her bouquet to the bridesmaids, the happy couple then get in carriage drawn by baby elephant at set off down street. L/S wedding reception in circus ring. C/U Reverend Omand being cuddled by one of Danny’s chimps M/S clown stops the baby elephant from taking food from the table C/U one of Danny’s chimps sitting on the table beside the cake as the happy couple prepare to cut it. The cake is in the shape of a big top. Quirky and fun! FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ.