thecircusblog | September 18, 2011
An off camera shot of Clyde Beatty and Pat O’Brian looking over what is supposed to be a script. The photo was taken in 1954 on the Warner Bros studio back lot during the making of the movie “Ring of Fear”starring both Beatty and O’Brian. Screen writer Mickey Spillane wrote the following story line….” A […]
thecircusblog | September 18, 2011
Ken Maynard was featured on the Cole Bros Circus in 1936 or 1937…… it may have been both seasons?
thecircusblog | August 29, 2011
The Funsation Femagician, The Lady Magician with a most outstanding magic act. This lady was class, so much so that KTLA Channel 5 in Los Angeles gave her her own TV show that aired for more then one season. Each week she would present a half hour themed magic show that was always different……..never repeating […]
thecircusblog | August 24, 2011
This photo of Al Antonucci goes back to when he started his own chimp act. The date is unknown to me, but it was some time around the early 1950’s. A personal note, if you don’t mind. Al was one of the finest people I have ever known, and between Al and my Dad, I […]
thecircusblog | August 18, 2011
Charley Allen was old circus through and through. He, his wife, Mert, and their daughter, Kay, had a fine act and they were a great family. Remember the TV series Gentle Ben in the mid 1960’s? One of Charley’s bears was Ben. At the time of this photo, the Allens were in Ohio. Later they […]
thecircusblog | August 7, 2011
My dear friend Bill “Wallace” Thompson of Wallace and Ladmoe. In November of 2010, I helped produce a show for the City of Phoenix, AZ. Wallace is known by all in Arizona for his children’s TV show “Wallace and Ladmoe” on KPHO Ch 5, which ran for many decades in Phoenix. Bill came out […]
thecircusblog | March 29, 2011
This is an extremely rare photo………….. Frank Buck and Clyde Beatty were to appear together for the first and only time in a movie called “Africa Screams”, They co stared with Abbot & Costello. This photo was taken just before the shooting began at Republic Studios, produced and directed by Edward Nasour. In this photo […]
thecircusblog | March 21, 2011
This not only was a fantastic movie,but it put a lot of our circus animal trainers to work at a time when work was needed.
thecircusblog | March 21, 2011
Roger Smith on location Oct, 1966 at Disney’s Golden Oaks, movie ranch. The actor petting the lion cub is Richard Attenborough.
thecircusblog | March 21, 2011
On location getting ready for a shoot. The movie was a 20th Century fox production.
