Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Seils-Sterling Circus #6


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4 comments:

Ole Whitey said...

King Baile was an old time sideshow guy and went way back.

Erwin Klauder once worked a lion act on this show in a steel arena, though maybe not this year. They did have posters of him.

JIM ELLIOTT said...

I notice Glenn Strange, listed as mechinac. Could this be the Glenn Strange of 'B' Western movie fame and the bartender in the Gunsmoke tv series?
I would doubt it.

Frank Ferrante said...

Jim,
I'm not sure if it's the same Glenn Strange, but the actor also had one other acting credit - he played Frankenstein's monster after Boris Karloff declined any of the sequels.

This show also followed after the Ringling Bros. in on respect, only family members tended to the finances. ~frank

Ole Whitey said...

That Glenn Strange did the monster with the Abbott and Costello version. He also later appeared (again as the monster) for a time with one of the Dr Silkini spook shows- I think Wyman's unit.