May 8, 1921
Release Date

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The First Circus (1921)

Name: The First Circus
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Released: 1921-05-08

Running Time

May 8, 1921
Release Date

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Plot.

This early animated short depicts a Stone Age-era circus.

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Cast & Crew.

Herbert M. Dawley

Producer / Animation

Tony Sarg

Animation / Director

Details.

Release Date
May 8, 1921

Status
Released

Running Time
6m

Genres
Animation Comedy

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

dinosaur

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acrobats

Wiki.

The First Circus is a 1921 American short silent animated film, produced and directed by Tony Sarg and Herbert M. Dawley, featuring a pair of prehistoric circus performers balancing upon a brontosaurus. A print has been preserved in the US Library of Congress film archive.