Hund und Bär im Zirkus

A Dog and a Bear at the Circus

Julius Neubronner (1852-1932), a chemist and inventor from Kronberg was one of the first people to film in the Rhine-Main region. In 1903 he acquired his first film camera, an Ernemann "Kino" for 17.5mm film with center perforation. With his camera Neubronner recorded historical events as well as the everyday life of his family. Furthermore, he also shot short sketches performed by himself and his family on a stage set-up in the garden of their home. "A Dog and a Bear at the Circus" shows footage of a dog and a bear playing together in front of a circus tent. The bear is kept on a leash by a man. What appears to be dangerous is in fact a circus act.