Thursday, July 25, 2013

The Barstows #1 (From Eric Beheim)



Although most of us tend to remember Richard and Edith Barstow as the directors of Ringling production numbers, they were also performers. Their dancing was captured for posterity in a 1934 Vitaphone short THE GEM OF THE OCEAN from which the following frame captures were taken. (THE GEM OF THE OCEAN is one of the extras included in the DVD release of DESTINATION TOKYO, starring Cary Grant.)

1 comments:

Chic Silber said...


He was devastated by Edith's death

& contemplated quitting show biz

His previous commitments pressured

him to fulfill his obligations