Just A Balancer (1935)

Note: Location of the events are unknown. Full titles read: “JUST A BALANCER“ Several shots of a practising tightrope walking. He is attached to two ropes so that if he falls an assistant can gently lower him to the ground by the ropes. L/S’s of the famous Mexican artist Con Colleano dancing on the wire without any ropes. He does several tricks including a reverse and a forward somersault. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.