大马戏团

IrememberseeingthisfilmasaladonafamilyoutinginManhattan,toppedoffbymyinsistencethatwehavedinneratJackDempsey'sRestaurantinManhattan.Toobadtheoldchampwasn'ttherethatdayoritwouldhavebeenaperfectSunday.<br/>　　SeeingitnowonaformattedVHStheawesomenessofthespectacleduringthescenesofthecircusfiresandthecapsizedshipintheharborisreallylost.It'squiteaneyefulandshouldonlybesceneintheaters.<br/>　　Andthefilmwouldberevived,butwehaveasubduedJohnWaynehereandit'snotforthebetter.<br/>　　ThiswasoriginallytobeaFrankCaprafilmandCaprabowedoutaftercreativedifferenceswiththeDukeandsomeoftheDuke'spersonalentourage.ReadtheCapraautobiographytofindoutexactlywhattheywere,buttheyweren'tfullyfixedinthefinalproductbydirectorHenryHathawaywholaterpilotedtheDuketohisOscarinTrueGrit.<br/>　　JohnWaynewasaguywhowasusuallyverycarefultogivethepublictheDuketheyexpected.Evenwhenhestretchedhisabilitiesitwasdonewithafirmdirectorialhand.<br/>　　We'reaskedtoaccepttheDukeasamanwhohadanadulterousaffairhere.HealsodoesnotthrowonepunchinthisentirefilmorfireaweaponinotherthanitbeingpartofhisWildWestShow.ThepeoplewenttoseeJohnWayne,buttheydidn'tgettheirmoney'sworth.<br/>　　PitybecauseitwouldhavebeengreattoseeJohnWaynewithRitaHayworthinagreatfilm.Thatcouldn'thavehappenedwhentheywereyoungerbecauseofRita'scontractwithColumbiapicturesandWayne'spersonalboycottingofthatstudiobecauseofhisdislikeforHarryCohn.ThatstoryIwon'tgointo.<br/>　　RitaHayworthwhodoesn'tenterintothefilmuntilalmosthalfwaythroughisfineasWayne'slostlove.SheandClaudiaCardinalelookedjustfineintightsastrapezeartists.LloydNolanasWayne'ssidekickisalwaysgood.<br/>　　RichardConteisHayworth'sbrother-in-lawandCardinale'suncle.Thisfineactoriswastedhereinapartthateitherwasbadlywrittenorleftonthecuttingroomfloor.<br/>　　JohnSmithwasaWayneprotégéofsorts,WaynegavehimanearlybreakinTheHighandtheMightywhichheproduced.SmithwentontostarintheLaramieTVseriesandoncompletionofthathewascastoppositeCardinale,probablyatWayne'sinsistence.Irememberalwayswonderingwhathappenedtohimbecauseheleftshowbusinessshortlyafterwards.ThenbackintheNinetiesIreadhehaddiedofcirrhosisoftheliver.Iguessyoucanfillintheblanks.<br/>　　AtthetimeCircusWorldcameout,therewasontelevisionaprimetimeseriescalledInternationalShowtime.ItwasonFridaysat8pm.anditwassetinadifferentcityinEuropeeveryweek.HostedbyDonAmecheitfeaturedtheverybestcircusactsintheworld.SodidCircusWorld,butitcertainlywasnoincentiveforpeopletocomeouttoseethiswhentheycouldseethesamethingathome.AlsoParamountre-releasedCecilB.DeMille'sTheGreatestShowonEarthtoabriskboxofficebusinessatthesametimeCircusWorldcameout.<br/>　　SoforallthesereasonsCircusWorldfloppedandbankruptedproducerSamuelBronstein.Neverthelessifyou'reacircusfanyouwillenjoyseeingthis.Butit'snottheDukehisfanshavecometoexpect.