Toward the end of the short, the narrator says something along the lines of the circus bringing "joy and merriment". Not from where I'm sitting. As long as I can remember, I've hated the circus. I've always found them to be loud and dull. And, even 45 years ago, I recognized how cruelly the animals were treated. This short, Here Comes the Circus, does nothing to change my opinions of the circus - it only reinforces them. What fun - watching horses and elephants being whipped and mistreated. I only wish that just once one of those tigers or lions would have gotten hold of Clyde Beatty. That would have brought me some joy and merriment.Also, can anyone explain the attraction of clowns? They are not funny - just creepy. Some of the clowns in Here Comes the Circus are nightmare inducing.
The only redeeming feature I see in this short and the only reason I haven't rated it a 1/10 is because it does have some historical value. It was interesting to see the crowds and what passed for entertainment in 1946.
2/10
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