Monday, October 15, 2007

Russell Bros. Circus 1941 #7


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Johnny, wasn't there a Wild West cowboy named Reb or Red Russell?
If so, this might be the husband of the Elephant Empress shown in picture #6.

Posted by Buckles at 10/15/2007 05:55:00 AM

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I believe this Reb Russel was a cowboy movie guy who never became a Roy, Gene or Hoppy but did have a little "name".
The June Russel would be the wife of Auditor-treasurer on various shows [Cole Bros] and after they divorced she would be the long time wife of one legged bandmaster, Carl Woolrich finally retiring here in Sarasota.

15 October, 2007 08:25
Anonymous said...

From Eric:

Reb Russell was a former college football star who made some B-westerns in 1934-35. Despite good production values, strong supporting casts, a nice horse named Rebel, and Russell’s obvious riding and stunting ability, his acting left something to be desired: “Why … hit’s Flash Purdue! Ah’ll KILL yew!” His one major contribution to the B-western genre was giving Gene Autry some riding and stunting tips when Autry first arrived in Hollywood from Chicago.

15 October, 2007 11:41

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