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The Circus baby

United States, 1956
film

Episode of Series “Picture Book Parade”. Tells the story of the mother elephant who learns that she should not try to get her baby to act like a h..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Hush little baby

United States, 1976
Similarity: 75%

Elephant baby

United States, 1958
Similarity: 74%

Zoo animals of our story books

United States, 1953
Similarity: 74%

Elephants

United States, 1940
Similarity: 72%

Babar. Story of Babar the little elephant. Babar comes to America.

Canada, 1987
Similarity: 71%

Circus at the zoo

United States, 1951
Similarity: 71%

Dumbo

United States, 1941
Similarity: 70%

Anoop and the elephant

United Kingdom, 1973
Similarity: 70%

Circus in Europe

Germany, 1970
Similarity: 70%

Dumbo. Father Noah's ark. The Practical pig. Three orphan pigs.

United States, 1945
Similarity: 70%

Babar's First Step

Canada, 1989
Similarity: 70%

Elephants

United States, 1981
Similarity: 70%

Animals and Pam

United States, 1968
Similarity: 69%

Cecily

Czechoslovakia, 1974
Similarity: 69%

The Smallest elephant in the world

United States, 1964
Similarity: 69%

The Elephant

United States, 1955
Similarity: 69%

Bsss

Germany, 1999
Similarity: 69%

[Elmer elephant]

United States, 1936
Similarity: 69%
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