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Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Dating to 1937 and presented by Adolph Zukor, “The Circus Comes to Town“ is narrated by Jack Kofoed and written by Ford Bond. The film features the Cole Brothers Circus in prime form with big cat trainer Clyde Beatty headlining. At 0:20 the film starts with images of the circus train being unloaded. At 1:00, it shows the elephants and horses being unloaded from the circus train and at 1:37 the circus wagons on parade. At 1:50 the narrator talks about the process of erecting the big top tent. At 2:25 it shows workers lay out the massive canvas pieces for the tent and use elephants to help construct the temporary building. At 3:23 you can see the finished circus tent. At 3:30 they show the process of the food being made for the circus workers including 3000 flapjacks or pancakes. At 4:20 a parade in which many floats and horses go down the city streets to attract gue
