Juggling in Movies

Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Clown (1946)

[Jean-Pierre Melville film; Beby, Louis Maïss]

France. Original title: Vingt-quatre Heures de la vie d'un clown. 18 minute short documentary. A day in the life of Beby the clown. Filmed between shows at Circus Medrano, at home and in the streets of Paris, with his faithful partner and friend the clown Maïss.

At 15:39, someone juggles 6 rings for 7 seconds while maintaining a balance, catches cleanly, and then does it again for 5 seconds.


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