MOVIE: CIRCUS ON ICE.

“Hurry, hurry, hurry!…step right up to see the latest thing in show business…the Big Top on ice! See the only dragon in captivity…the ferocious “wild beasts”…the Dance of death…all a colourful poetry of motion on skates! Presented with all the skilled precision and scintillating artistry of the entire cast of three hundred members of the Toronto Skating club.”

The 1954 film, Circus on Ice is a 9-minute short produced by Associated Screen News, and directed by Gordon Sparling, based on the 40th annual of the Carnival of the Toronto Skating Club.

*The passcode to view the film is the name of the city of the skating club (case-sensitive)…

The show includes various synchronized skating routines, themed costumes (such as zebra-inspired outfits), and features a ringleader for the circus theme. The production showcases international talent, including French skater Jacqueline du Bief. The film, shown here, was made from a 35mm picture, and sound track, held at Library & Archives Canada.

Production credits; director, Gordon Sparling; executive producer, B.E. Norrish; photography, Robert J. Martin; W.J. Hynes; scenario, Constance Jaquays; sound, Walter Darling; colour supervision, Maurice Metzger; music, Lucio Agostini; narrator, Ken Davey.

This film was brought to you with thanks to the many visitors and fans of the website. Shout-out to Victor who with his generous donation, and encouragement made the showing, and presentation of this film possible.

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Film Conservator, Dale Gervais, retrieving motion picture film from the vaults, *National Film, Television, and Sound Archives*, (NFTSA), Tunney’s Pasture, circa 1990’s. This would have been prior to the move to the *Gatineau Preservation Centre*, in Quebec.

Special thanks to, AUDIOVISUAL SECTION, DIGITAL PRESERVATION AND MIGRATION, Library & Archives Canada for many, if not all of the scanned films on this website, with more to come!

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