Buckles Blog: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1947 #3

Monday, May 03, 2010

Scan12915, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Eileen Voice

John said...: The glamour of showbiz!!; 04 May, 2010 06:24
Roger Smith said...: Harold and Eileen Voise, with catcher Dick Anderson, trained Ricardo Montalban in basic flying tricks for the "Equilibrium" sequences of MGM's THE STORY OF THREE LOVES (1953). Before shooting started, the studio re-cast the role of Pierre with Kirk Douglas, opposite the lovely and tragic Pier Angelie as Nina. Dick told me with Kirk involved, the schooling, of course, had to re-start from day one, but Kirk did well and caught three tricks for the camera. As the catcher, Dick landed the speaking role of Marcel, and had lines with Douglas. The big finish trick had Kirk catching as Pier sprang from a diving board, through a paper hoop, to the hands of Dick, up there trying to look like Kirk. Dick said this was his scariest trick--they worked 80 feet up for this shot. For story impact, the owner had the net dropped to stop the trick--where have we seen that one before?--but Kirk and Pier pulled it off. Dick advised that net was very much in place when Eileen plummeted through the hoop.; 04 May, 2010 15:45
Roger Smith said...: Correction: Pier Angeli--not "ie". IMDb reminds us she married Vic Damone, had one son, Perry. Overdosed on barbituates at 39, in 1971.; 04 May, 2010 17:48
CIRCUS HISTORY said...: great pic. this is my aunt.
see craigvoise57@gmail.com. Anyway i could use this pic on a circus blog? Thanks...how did you get ahold of this one may i ask?; 23 August, 2012 02:45

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