Although CIRCUS WORLD ends on a note a triumph, it turned out to be a box office flop that helped to sink producer Samuel Bronston's short-lived career as a film mogul. If you missed it back in 1964, it is now available on DVD, although watching it on a small TV screen won’t give you the same experience as seeing it in a Cinerama theater. |
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Circus World #54
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Although John Wayne was usually very careful to give his fans the Duke they expected,the character he played in CIRCUS WORLD was rather subdued. (He doesn’t throw a single punch in the entire film!) And most of the challenges he has to confront are of the soap opera variety, requiring an endless amount of dialogue to resolve.
Adding to CIRCUS WORLD’s other woes, right when it was in release, Paramount re-issued DeMille’s THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH which took away most of its business.
Even CIRCUS WORLD’s main title theme, by noted film composer Dimitri Tiomkin sounds “mournful.”
I remember that when this picture came out I didn't have the slightest interest in seeing it.
My buddy Jimmy Rossi said it was pretty grim.
I was more concerned about what Marlon Brando was going to come up with next.
With apologies for stating the obvious, you can never beat or even equal the sights sounds and smells of The Circus, especially back in those days.
A little bread and Circus has been doing it for thousands of years.
It must be something going around
Paul as the mayor of Toronto has
just apologized for smoking crack
& our president is apologizing
for the bad rollout of Obamacare
& now it's your turn to apologize
Chic: What happens when a lawyer takes Viagra?
He gets taller.
What do you call a corrupt lawyer?
Senator.
I eschew (no I didn't sneeze) politics.
Paul
Aren't you from New Jersey Paul
where I'm told the state has the
most toxic waste sites as apposed
to New York that has the highest
numbers of attorneys per capita
& the reason for that discrepency
is that Jersey got to pick first
A little late to respond, but
GOOD ONE CHIC!
If you're ever in "Joisey" Chic be sure to see the "beautiful" Passaic River.
Funny thing Paul but I'm in
Joysee right now (11P Sunday)
My new favorite hotel is the
Newark Penn Station Hilton
I think the NJ Transit 16 minute
train I just took from NY Penn
Station (for the senior fare of
2.25) might have crossed that
river between Secaucus & Newark
Attended a Local 1 Stagehands
meeting this morning & visited
several theaters before meeting
friends for dinner at a favorite
Spanish restaurant downtown
I'll be flying home Tuesday
I just tried sending you a note
by E Mail to the address I have
but it was rejected by the server
I'm meeting a brother for dinner
Monday (tomorrow) maybe in Newark
Would love to have you join us
Please call my NY office with
your contact info @ 212 840 6100
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