A barker guides us through a sideshow, a menagerie, and on to the big top, for a series of typical Avery gags. For example, the trapeze artists, the Flying Cadenzas, literally fly; the lion puts his head in the tamer's mouth; and the human cannonball flies around the world.
Watch the official Circus Today 1940 trailer in HD below or find more Circus Today videos on Vidimovie.
Tex Avery as Circus Bandmaster (voice) (uncredited)
Mel Blanc as Balloon Vendor / Firewalker / Monkey / Stork / Gorilla / Elephant / Conductor (voice) (uncredited)
Eddie Marr as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
United States 21 June 1940
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These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1940:
31 July 1940
Wartime morale-boosting propaganda short, looking at the greatness of Britain and the efforts of all to preserve her power and integrity.
08 November 1940
Benchley, in his own unique way, starts to drive his wife crazy. First he waits until just as she is serving dinner before he goes to wash his hands and shave.
05 September 1940
The drought-plagued ranchers of Sundown have to market their cattle at a loss in order to meet mortgage payments held by banker Cylus Cuttler.
26 September 1940
A look at Bali, in the Dutch East Indies, 90 miles long, 45 miles wide, and home to a million people.
06 July 1940
Sgt. Renfrew and Constable Kelly go aloft to search for a plane missing with a shipment of gold from the Yukon Mine Company.
09 March 1940
In this Warner Bros. short film, Alex visits his sister Belinda and her husband Fred. It looks like Alex is going to be around for a while, much to Fred's displeasure.
26 July 1940
The Dead End Kids are out of the slums of New York's East Side and running around the sunny valleys of California looking for a way to make a quick buck.
10 January 1940
In 1830 Pierre Courier, a rich and elderly shipowner, awaits the return of his son Stefano, who has just returned from a long trip to Trinidad in the ship in which he is captain.
07 September 1940
Papa Bear attempts to give the family's pet canary a bath. An MGM Bear Family cartoon.
27 December 1940
Capitalizing on the famous radio 'feud' between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The two stars play versions of themselves, constantly at each other's throats due to real and imagined slights.
25 June 1940
A recently retired fire captain suffers from boredom, until one of his friends is killed battling an arson fire.
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1940 Warner Bros. Pictures, Leon Schlesinger Productions.
