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Jumbo - the Trained Elephant

Reel Number: 220574-05

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1919

Country: USA

Location:

TC Begins: 03:06:14

TC Ends: 03:10:44

Duration: 00:04:30

Jumbo - the Trained Elephant Spanuth’s Original Vod-A-Vil movies. Trainer w/ food in front of elephants standing or sitting w/ front legs raised. Trainer offers food to elephant & takes w/ trunk while sitting down. Animal trainer leads elephant around stage in front of backdrop painted w/ large castle. Elephant bows, puts feet up on stand as pony & dog run up w/ pony putting front feet on rear of elephant & dog putting front feet on back of horse. They stand until trainer moves aside, then dog circles in & out of under elephant walking around stage. 03:07:10 Elephant lays down & dog & pony put feet up on it. Pny walks on hind legs, then bows. Elephant stands on stand, takes end of rope in trunk; trainer turns rope & dog jumps rope. Trainer & dog jump rope together. 03:07:54 Elephant sits at table & takes bell w/ trunk & rings it; puts trunk in mouth & shakes head. Trainer puts plate of food on table, elephant eats, throws plate on floor & again rings bell. Drinks from bottle, crawls across stage on all fours, stands on hind legs, does handstand on front legs. Stands w/ two feet on stand, then one foot. Trainer claps & dances with elephant. Elephant sits down. Dances & walks to camera as though taking it into open mouth. Walks around stage throwing flags from floor until it gets an American flag which it waves. Musical Hall Acts; Vaudeville Acts; Entertainment; Trained Animals;

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