thecircusblog | June 26, 2010
They had to be one of the funniest comedy teams I have ever seen and they never had to use fowl language to get a laugh. As you turn though later the pages of this blog there will be a few more photos of Ma and Pa. Phoenix State Fair 1949 0r 1950.
thecircusblog | June 14, 2010
Frank Buck was an animal man and a animal importer. He got the nickname “Bring-um back alive Buck”. Hollywood film studios felt that Frank Buck and Clyde Beatty had strong enough names to be put both of them on the silver screen. They were right. Clyde Beatty had a longer run in the movie than Buck. There is […]
thecircusblog | June 14, 2010
“Jungle Menace”… 1937. This is a still publicity shot. The motion picture serial was shot by Columbia Studio. Buck wasn’t much of an actor but the movies were fun to watch.
thecircusblog | June 14, 2010
This is a scene from one of Frank Bucks serials in 1937 titled “Jungle Menace”. Later the title was changed to “Tiger Fangs.” Buck played Frank Hardy in the serial “A Rubber Tree Plantation Owner”. The girl, his co-star is Charlotte Henry. Many circus animals were used in these movies and performers as well.
thecircusblog | June 14, 2010
thecircusblog | June 14, 2010
Left to right Mable Stark tiger trainer, Terrel Jacobs lions trainer, Bert Nelson mix group of lions and tigers. All three acts worked at the same time in three different rings to open the show. Al.G. Barnes Sells Floto combined. Circus, 1938.
thecircusblog | June 14, 2010
A concerned Clyde Beatty stands by his friend Albert Fleet in the emergency room. During Albert’s act, “Mick”, a large male chimp attacked him and mauled his right hand and ultimately he lost some fingers. All great ape trainers know this can happen and I myself was always on guard. Chimps can be double trouble… […]
thecircusblog | June 14, 2010
There are just a few that could handle big chimps and make it look easy, Rueben was one of them and just maybe the best of all. The other one other my Dad…. he had a way with chimps. I saw him at the Jungleland compound more than once catch run away chimps that somehow broke […]
thecircusblog | June 14, 2010
This truly was one of the finest great ape acts ever. A mixd group of Gorillas, Chimps and Orangutans. In the late 1960’s I went to visit with PaPa Berosini at Circus Circus and we had a fine time talking about our acts and training ideas. He was military because in a mixed group of […]
