At the first sign of fire, the band switches to the traditional “disaster” march, “The Stars and Stripes Forever.” (Merle Evans and the Ringling-Barnum Band played this same number at Hartford.) |
Sunday, February 15, 2009
King of the Jungle #19
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There is no cast information that identifies the bandsmen, and this might very well be the Al G. Barnes Circus Band and its leader Charles Redrick, earning a few extra dollars by appearing on-camera. (The use of the “Stars and Stripes Forever” as the “disaster” march, would tend to indicate that a circus musician advised the studio on the music that would be played during an emergency. I can’t imagine a Hollywood studio musician coming up with this on his own.) The absence of music stands indicates that this shot was staged for the camera rather than for accuracy.
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