Sunday, August 28, 2011

Ring Of Fear Synopsis #29

While Clyde is contending with the tiger, there are frequent cutaways to concerned onlookers, such as these two clowns. (Are these actual Beatty Circus clowns?)
Posted by Picasa

Posted by Buckles at 8/28/2011 06:47:00 AM

8 comments:

Mike Naughton said...

Yes, Eddie Dullam on the left and Larence Cross on the right.
I wonder if they were paid union scale? Chic, what do you think?

28 August, 2011 07:10
Chic Silber said...

SAG minimum for "extras" in those

days probably didn't mean much

By the way it was Mother Dullom

28 August, 2011 11:29
Eric said...

During the making of TGSOE, DeMille was able to get a special waiver from the Screen Actors Guild so that he could use actual circus people in minor roles and as extras. I seem to recall reading that if a performer appeared on screen doing their regular act, they didn’t have to be paid. If they did special material, like appearing in dramatic scenes and/or speaking a few lines, they were paid Guild minimum. No doubt John Wayne was able to get a similar waiver for RING OF FEAR. With all the movie work he did, Clyde Beatty was probably already a member of the Guild.

28 August, 2011 11:44
Rick said...

Chic ...

Did you know "Mother Dullam"? If so, I would be interested in hearing more about his life. I met him several times as a kid when the Beatty show played my home town. Interesting character!

rwhelan44@gmail.com

28 August, 2011 19:53
Chic Silber said...

On several occasions I helped

Eddie "Mother" Dullom (with an O)

paint ad banners for inside the

top as cherry pie & got know him

as an acquaintance only

He & Glenn "Seacow" Hart were my

very favorite pair that ever did

the washwomen gag but my close

friends from that alley included

Billy McCabe & Kenny Dodd who

remains my very best friend

For several years my cousin Mike

Bourbon was also clowning there

28 August, 2011 23:43
Roger Smith said...

Eddie told me he and Lawrence Cross were the only two clowns featured enough to be recognized. As in this shot, they were given a few medium to close shots, and were instructed not to do ANYTHING, just be in the shot. So they stood like dummies with their scene with Emmett Lynn, and when cut to in the escape sequence, they just looked on totally dead-pan.

29 August, 2011 03:42
Circus Photos said...

Chic,
Dad had some great stories of him working with Mike Bourbon, Mother Dullom, Billy McCabe and other on CBCB.

03 September, 2011 17:04
Chic Silber said...

The 60s & 70s were really great

years on the Beatty Show as were

the 70s & 80s on Big Bertha

My 1st year (or 2) on Beatty was

a pretty steep learning curve

but led to much opportunity

03 September, 2011 21:28

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)