Saturday, January 28, 2012

For Mike Naughton--Filming of "The Greatest Show On Earth" In Sarasota, Fla.--1951


Dorothy Lamour and circus performers at the train.

Mike,
January 10, 1952. I have been waiting for the "history channel" to get their annual GSOE Film Festival rolling, but unless I missed it, I didn't see one. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science was just going to forget it this year(realistically, it has been 60 years) but apparently Harry Kingston was such a pain in the ass with his phone calls, emails, Western Unions, and letters demanding "where the hell is it, I'm dying here!!!!!!" that at the last minute it was voted to move the Festival to a new venue, CircusNOSpin this year. I did some advance publicity yesterday to see who was interested, and one was. Enjoy the show......... :)

Wade

5 comments:

dpowhitetiger@aol.com said...

Charlie Moroski, center
Prince Paul & Jimmy Armstrong on bottom steps.

dpowhitetiger said...

Could be Minnie or Elsie Alzana left top...

Wade G. Burck said...

Dave,
You, Mike, and Harry. Damn, looks like a straw house. Guess we'll have to get busy and pop up some more corn. :) I hope your happy ass is warm in Florida. Mine is freezing here in Mexico.

Wade

dpowhitetiger said...

Sarasota has had a fantastic warm winter......Spent yesterday afternoon at Kay Rosaires Big Cat Big Top All Animal Circus. Good show featuring all animals to a OLD OUT House....have enjoyed your BLOG of late....Keep up the good site..

Wade G. Burck said...

Dave,
What do you mean "of late?" You are the hardest person to make happy.

Wade