The tale of Tufts official mascot, Jumbo the elephant, dates back to 1885. Who did Doris Day stunts in Calamity Jane? Day and Boyd may be a little old to play girl and boy falling in love but somehow it works. He died in January 1980 in Santa Monica, California. We both were enthralled by Doris Day, Jimmy Durante, Martha Raye, and even Stephen Boyd who didn't actually sing his songs but whoever dubbed his voice during his numbers certainly sounded like he did! She was 82. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Who wants to open the movie discussion??? by Jas1 15 May 2008, 19:09, Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited. Jumbo is a mighty talented elephant. Just clear tips and lifehacks for every day. . It's also the ideal word to describe this big-time, big-top extravaganza bursting with laughter and love, sang and dance, circus stunts and star power. 6 How much Hay does a horse eat in a month? She [originally] thought being married was the way to live, but said it was so confined.. "I wouldn't bring up Paris if I were you. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. The gorgeous actress gained due recognition from the movie industry, racking in awards and nominations. She did all her own stunts, too, which was quite a feat in what is an enormously athletic role. Mike DeVita was a fan of Days for 60 years, and the pair swapped more than 500 letters, exchanging very personal details of their lives. Marty Melcher was Day's third husband, and their marriage lasted for nearly two decades. A soundtrack album Billy Rose's Jumbo of the film was issued by Columbia Records in 1962. by jmichael 12 May 2008, 18:46, Unread post As a result a lot of folks have dismissed this one, but I find it to be one of the best exhibitions of a specialized art form- namely, the circus. It was all the more damning because Ryan whose father was Days son, Terry, who died in 2004 had never publicly spoken about the actress, known for such movie classics as Pillow Talk and That Touch of Mink.. Her only grandchild, Ryan Melcher, issued a Facebook post claiming Days longtime manager, Bob Bashara,had banned himfrom seeing his reclusive grandmother, who was 97 when she died. Less than one year after their marriage, he abandoned his wife. Mike Ribble was once a great trapeze artist - and the only to have completed a triple somersault - before his accident. The film ends with a spectacular production number, Sawdust, Spangles and Dreams in which the foursome don clown outfits and perform some traditional slap-happy routines. Did Doris Day do her own stunts in Calamity Jane? This film was a bit of a disaster at the box officeand rightfully so. The finale, with the cast dressed for a double wedding and dancing to "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" is truly lovely. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. According to a sports columnist known as Jim Murray, Day adored Wills and his talent. When feeding small squaresbales, hay waste when a feeder was not used (hay fed on the ground) was approximately 13% compared to only 1 to 5% when a feeder was used. His journey to fame began in the 1950s when he became a part of "The Dodgers" team. I thought when they were lifted off the ground by there mouth was neat and the horse rider for (this can't be love) was amazing i wish i could do that on my horse!! Did Barbara Stanwyck have blue eyes? Did Doris Day do her own stunts in Jumbo? I will admit that there seems to be an audience for this musical, based on the fact that it managed to get a release on the Blu-ray format. Despite public protest, Jumbo was sold to P. T. Barnum, who took him to the United States for exhibition in March 1882. Now, a neighbor of Days said, insiders are wondering what happens with the stars estate, including her $300,000 Carmel home and the foundation, which, according to 2017 tax returns, had total assets of $4,586,346. A firm favourite of Queen Victorias children, Jumbo spent his days giving visitors of the zoo rides on his back. Just clear tips and lifehacks for every day, They grew up and hit Hollywood on horseback, doubling for stars such as Betty Hutton in Perils of Pauline, Barbara Stanwyck in Maverick Queen, Doris Day in Calamity Jane and Gail Davis in Annie Oakley. . Indeed, Day would have wanted nothing to do with the chaos. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. There is the ner' do well Jimmy Durante who blows the circus revenues on crooked crap games causing Day to pull out the storms to keep the motley assembly together, with bill collectors in chase. (Associated Press), One former employee told The Post, Doris spent most of her last 10 years in her bedroom or the kitchen. For two horses, this amount would be doubled; 214 small squarebales or 12 roundbales. Durante's reply, "What elephant? Her grandson, Ryan, said he only learned of her death on social media. He was a producer and managed her career for years, signing deals and giving advice that eventually plunged her into a life of debt, depression, and anxiety. Jimmy Durante owns the little circus with the big elephant in Billy Roses Jumbo (1962). Maybe that's because she saw herself as bit of a tomboy, as a young girl. THE FILMS OF DORIS DAY. Stephen Boyd's singing voice was dubbed by Los Angeles studio singer, Jimmy Joyce. Especially at the very end when they sit on the edge of the wagon in the evening lamplight and slowly drive away. She did all her own stunts, too, which was quite a feat in what is an enormously athletic role. Looking haughty and insulted, Durante stretches to his full height, and asks, " ELEPHANT? It's also the ideal word to describe this big-time big-top extravaganza, bursting with laughter and love, song and dance, circus stunts and star power. With Day, Durante and Raye, one would expect some comedy and slapstick. Stephen Boyd's singing voice was dubbed by Los Angeles studio singer, Jimmy Joyce. It demonstrated that even a top star like Doris Day has to make wise career choicesand this was Day's last musical. Radiant Doris Day sings beloved Rodgers and Hart tunes and does her own horseback tricks in a razzle-dazzle musical based on Bill Rose's stage spectacular . Jumbo (about December 25, 1860 September 15, 1885), also known as Jumbo the Elephant and Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan. Noble has been quietly buying up the IOUs with Sam's help and abruptly takes control of the family's business, leaving the Wonders without a show. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. When he arrived, Bashara blocked him from seeing her. For starters, the title is kind of odd, seeing how the elephant Jumbo only makes sporadic and brief appearances throughout the movie. Jumbo is a wonderful film, artistically and technically. Jumbo and his trainer Matthew Scott, 1885. Obviously Doris didn't do all her own stunts but I heard she did some - and you can't see the joins - amazing they found someone so close to her build that you can't tell the difference. The preceding overture should have been deleted, as it was not memorable and was overlong. Doris Day and Rock Hudson in "Pillow Talk." Martha Raye received a well-deserved Womens International Centre (WIC) Living Legacy Award. On the other hand, Day explained through her autobiography that her relationship with Wills was plain. Sold by: TheDyeDeals Billy Rose's Jumbo Doris Day (Actor), Jimmy Durante (Actor), Charles Walters (Director) Rated: G Format: DVD 573 ratings IMDb 6.1/10.0 $2475 Prime Video $2.99 $9.99 DVD $24.75 Multi-Format $16.29 VHS Tape from $3.99 Additional DVD options Edition Discs Price New from Used from DVD October 22, 2014 1 $9.99 $8.25 $8.00 DVD in response to Michael's statement you said it!!! It's no wonder that the movie was a box office failure, and was one of the final nails in the coffin of the Hollywood musical until "The Sound Of Music" temporarily revived the genre a few years later. Doris Day shows a wisdom, warmth, sassy comic timing and an ability also to be dramatically heartfelt, and in terms of her singing she can't be faulted. Radiant Doris Day as Kitty Wonder sings beloved Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart tunes and does her own horseback riding tricks in a razzle-dazzle musical based on Billy Rose's original stage . There is a lot of bad feeling surrounding the last few years of Doris life and how friends and family were pushed out, the neighbor said. Do you need underlay for laminate flooring on concrete? Doris Day, as Durante's daughter, is a bareback rider in a tutu who is obviously not doing her own stunts. The time has come to move on., Stephen Boyd sadly died of a heart attack on 2 June 1977 while playing golf at the Porter Valley country club, one of his favorite past-times. I saw it on DVD in widescreen and with a superb 5.1 sound system. Sam splits from his father and rejoins the Wonders, bringing with him an old friend of theirs, Jumbo. Of course, Jimmy Durante and Martha Raye were veteran entertainers of the vaudeville style. Doris Day manages a struggling traveling circus in the early 1900s, while pop Jimmy Durante gambles away their earnings and show-performer Martha Raye halfheartedly attempts to get Durante down the aisle. By clicking Accept All, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. by BabeWilliams 15 May 2008, 08:26, Unread post The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. and Day gets to sing two Rogers and Hart classics, This Cant Be Love and Little Girl Blue. | Photo: Getty Images. Years later MGM made the movie.[3]. AmoMama creates engaging, meaningful content for women. All rights reserved. I mean, Beyonce and Alicia Keyes are ok but Amy Whinehouse and Britney Spears??? She displayed an incredible passion by owning the stage and her characters, making it nearly impossible for viewers to remember that Day was playing a role on TV. I saw this as a teenager, and fell in love. by Kitty 15 May 2008, 05:50, Unread post Ms. Day, already a top box office star due to her romantic comedies with Rock Hudson, is gorgeous in the film and her voice can only be described as velvety. With Doris Day singing "Little Girl Blue" and "My Romance" as highlights, this pleasing musical should keep the viewer out of trouble for well over two hours and in the world of the greatest show on earth. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Heonce said: They tried to make me a star, a leading man. But the fans became the family she never really had, said DeVita. Well, Im not a star even though they thought I looked like one. It is believed that the story of Dumbo is loosely based on the real life elephant Jumbo, a male African Bush elephant born in Sudan in 1860. Wills was born into a large family, including twelve other siblings. And you'd never figure that the great Busby Berkeley staged the musical numbers, because they sorely lack the punch of his earlier musicals. I watched it in the auditorium of my public school in Queens in the 1963 - not in a movie house. But a fly in this cotton candy surfaces with the arrival of Sam Rawlins (Stephen Boyd). She loved playing the tomboy, Calamity Jane. I didn't think I'd like it.. but much to my surprise.. The cast includes Arthur Godfrey, Rod Taylor, Paul Lynde, Dom Deluis, and Dick Martin (and a cameo of Robert Vaughn as Nepoleon Solo). Bashara has said the star specified in her will that she wanted no funeral service or grave marker, and that she wanted her fortune to go to the Doris Day Animal Foundation. . (They don't make 'em like this anymore kids. Ryan, a real-estate agent in his grandmothers chosen home town of Carmel, Calif., claimed Bashara had fired board members from Days eponymous animal-rescue foundation and replaced them with his family members. A few years later, they became husband and wife, before adding the title of parents to the mix, when they welcomed their only child, Terry. | Photo: Getty Images. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. He reluctantly falls in love with the beautiful young co-owner, later feels guilty about his dads underhanded tactics and decides to break with the Noble plan. It's also the ideal word to describe this big-time, big-top extravaganza bursting with laughter and love, sang and dance, circus stunts and star power. Doris Day made famous Oscar winning song "Secret Love" in the film "Calamity Jane." This incredibly gifted actress and singer ushered in the award . Billy Rose's Jumbo is a 1962 American musical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, and Martha Raye. 'She was the world's sweetheart': Doris Day mourned by celebrities following her death Her long-lasting friendship with a closeted Rock Hudson, particularly in the '80s while he grappled. Wills later trained as a baseball instructor and worked as a broadcast analyst for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. . Market data provided by Factset. Owner, John Noble, plants his son, Sam, among the Wonder clan to obtain inside information in order to hasten the proposed coup. "My Romance" and "The Most Beautiful Girl in The World" are both gorgeous. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. Though many of the characters really did exist like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane, Trixie, Whitney Ellsworth, and Alma Garret were all fictional, but were inspired by people of the time. She is terrific as always, he's a damn good singer, and of course with Jimmy Durante, Martha Raye and an elephant how could it fail? Kitty Wonder (Day) and Pop Wonder (Durante) take a bow in Billy Roses Jumbo. Days longtime pal Carol Johnson recounted a conversation with the actress about her failed romances. Post Reply. The special effects in some high-wire scenes are very clever and the tightrope act supposedly with Jummy Durante is perfectly achieved. The songs, especially The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, Over and Over Again and My Romance are wonderful, while the script is full of snappy lines("what elephant" is a classic and it is very easy to see why), the choreography has a lot of energy and charisma and the stunts although difficult are made to look easy, a tell-tale sign of the commitment and professionalism of those involved. She spent money acquiring all sorts of gifts for the man. It's also the ideal word to describe this big-time big-top extravaganza bursting with laughter and love song and dance circus stunts and star power.Radiant Doris Day sings beloved Rodgers and Hart tunes and does her own horseback riding tricks in a dazzle-dazzle musical based on Billy Rose's stage spectacular and featuring circus sequences directed by Busby Berkeley. Rumors had it that the "Pillow Talk" alum was involved with a prominent baseball player called Maury Wills. His first wife Jeanne died in 1943. Pop Wonder owns the circus, but his continued gambling losses in crap games leaves him (and the circus) with an ever-growing number of IOUs. In fact, the movie kept one of Durante's classic moments of stage comedy. Jumbo steals all the scenes he appears in too. . I love this film. From the opening Circus is on Parade number, this musical is magical. In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the traveling The Wonder Circus has the greatest attraction the elephant Jumbo and is full of debts. (Note, in particular, the final pullback shot which shows all of the acts rehearsing en masse at the same time.) Doris Day was one of the most popular and yet one of the most underrated movie stars of her generation. But thankfully, he was able to undergo therapy successfully. The music from Rodgers and Hart was generally excellent, but much of the rest of the film left a lot to be desired. (Getty Images), She used to have the right people taking care of her. Weidler shared similar traits with husband number one; he was a chronic cheater who lacked self-confidence. I also thought i would dislike it because i never was into the circus but it was really thrilling watching all those people do stunts. Very beautiful. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. Jimmy Durante and Martha Raye though, are very good in comic roles, especially the veteran Durante. I find the present film more enjoyable, with its intertwining of music, comedy, drama and romance. Martha Raye, who plays Lulu, is quite a lulu as she strives to get Durante to end their 14 year engagement and finally get married. Kitty, I 'think' you refer to the Golden Globe nomination - and it was Roz Russell in 'Gypsy'. Mix NASA, spy and a mermaid together an you get Glass Bottom Boat. ", was a show-stopper in 1935. Day tested and was then cast in the lead role and the rest, as they say, is history. On the other hand, Boyd did come across as a believable lead circus performer. Donna Hall Fishburn, a veteran Hollywood stunt double and horsewoman who worked in hundreds of westerns in a 40-year career in which she doubled for Barbara Stanwyck in The Maverick Queen, Debbie Reynolds in How the West Was Won and Doris Day in Calamity Jane, has died. Doris has a great scene in a pool hall during a crap game when she tries to win back the circus payroll her father has gambled away. He was a good looking hunk, but no singer and had no special charisma to match that of Doris. . Although she played the perfect American girl next door onscreen, she did not experience such a thrilling lifestyle in reality. Warner Brothers was not far behind, but clearly MGM was the studio that was known for having the highest production values and the greatest musical stars, from Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney and Gene Kelly to Fred Astaire, Howard Keel, Ann Miller and Jane Powell. Stephen Boyd is magnificent! The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". His first wife Jeanne died in 1943. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". Director Norman Jewison, who worked with Day on 1963's The Thrill of It All and Send Me No Flowers, also talked about Doris' surprising view on her obvious good looks. Jumbo is a mighty talented elephant. She loved her career, worked with class, elegance and was grounded in acting, music, and dance. Since this was Boyd's next film after BEN HUR do you realize that an advertisement could actually say "Stephen Boyd star of BEN HUR now in his biggest film: JUMBO" and it would actually make sense that JUMBO was indeed bigger than BEN HUR.!! Their public description of this type of relationship was platonic, but he admitted that it was deeper. Martha Raye was born Margaret Teresa Yvonne Reed on 27 August 1916 in Butte, Montana and died after a prolonged illness in October 1994. In 1950 it was announced Arthur Freed would produce and Howard Keel and Jimmy Durante would star. After that, Day turned to her fans and people who worked for her. . Radiant Doris Day sings beloved Rodgers and Hart tunes and does her own horseback tricks in a razzle-dazzle musical based on Bill Rose's stage spectacular and featuring circus sequences directed by Busby Berkley. I believe she was nominated for best actress in a musical or comedy but lost to Rosalind Russel for Mame - boo hoo but I don't know whether that was for Golden Globes or something else. She admired trombonist Al Jorden who was more than five years her senior. At over two hours in length, the thin story is extended way past the breaking point. Day was allegedly beaten by her first husband, band leader Al Jordan, while pregnant with their son, Terry. Jimmy Durante is absolutely brilliant as a clown on the ladder, I just so enjoy watching him in that segment - I think he is a hoot! All of the circus acts were wonderful but I wish I knew which was Doris and which was not. The film was Doris Day's last screen musical. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. There are good comic parts in the film, but sadly not enough. Doris Day signing her name in cement on Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, on January 19, 1961 | Photo: Getty Images. Billy Roses Jumbo is a 1962 American musical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, and Martha Raye. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". In the 1950s and 60s,Doris Daywas Americas box-office sweetheart. In conclusion, a pleasure to watch and recommended for Rodgers/Hart and Doris Day fans. For 86 years, Jumbo stood in Barnum Hall and was a veritable mecca on campus. For the Broadway musical, see, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Billy_Rose%27s_Jumbo&oldid=1138198214, This page was last edited on 8 February 2023, at 14:31. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. It's directed by Charles Walters, with Busby Berkeley on second unit duties, and stars Doris Day, Jimmy Durante, Stephen Boyd, Martha Raye and Dean Jagger. And the staging of it is so perfect. Explore. But while he may seem fairly nice to look at, he doesn't quite have the star power to carry the viewer's interest his character should have, even if he really was singing "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" and didn't need to be dubbed. In one sequence of uninterrupted takes, she jumps and flips over bars with the agility of a circus performer. It's unfortunate that this circus musical comedy tends to live in the shadow of Cecil DeMille's non-musical "The Greatest Show on Earth", made nearly a decade earlier. According to a People magazine profile of the actresses, the two ended up living down the street from one another. Doris Day's final musical role was in Jumbo which finally came to the screen almost 30 years after it played at the legendary Hippodrome Theater for 233 performances in 1935. However, there were several reasons why their secret relationship was frowned upon and tagged as taboo. Three-ring pandemonium breaks out when a handsome rival (Stephen Boyd) infiltrates the circus and father daughter and Dad's wisecracking fianc e (Martha Raye) are suddenly at risk of losing the greatest show on earth. (but it IS true! This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. But her house is full of different people now. She barely used the rest of the house . True to the films title, Stanwycks Vance Jeffords is an avenging woman in The Furies, set in the New Mexico Territory during the 1870s. Portrait of Doris Day for the Paramount Pictures film "The Man Who Knew Too Much," circa 1956 | Photo: Getty Images. Terry passed away from cancer in 2004, at the age of 62. JUMBO is a very curious musical film to me for several reasons. Unlikely co-star Stephen Boyd, still hot from Ben-Hur, also acquits himself surprisingly well, but then he does get to sing a lilting The Most Beautiful Girl in the World. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Daysdeath on May 13has opened a rift between family and friends who accuse one another of mistreating the star. to foreclosing , as a spy goes undercover into the bankrupted circus to attempt to take it . He last received a letter from the star in April. In his 1991 book "On The Run," Wills wrote that Day was a lovely woman with whom he was romantically involved. Good-looking hokum, if your tastes run to squeaky-clean backlot romps. She did all her own stunts, too, which was quite a feat in what is an enormously athletic role. Despite featuring such Rodgers and Hart standards as "My Romance" and "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", neither the original play nor the film was especially successful. But in 2013, Sydney Wood, Days former bodyguard and close confidant,told the Mail Online: Doris isnt what she used to be, and shes now confined to her house for much of her days. Doris Day is in great voice throughout the film and performs the majority of the Rogers and Hart standards. Noble (Dean Jaggar) is successful in his efforts and the Wonder Circus is shut down with all of its assets, including its star attraction, the incredible elephant, Jumbo, confiscated. That was a huge loss for her.. by BabeWilliams 12 May 2008, 21:07, Unread post But there are further problems with the screenplay. Great songs employed to only modest effect in an otherwise forgettable musical, A big-budgeted circus-locale musical with wonderful dances , hilarious shows and charming songs, Doris Day, Jimmy Durante, Martha Raye, and Stephen Boyd star in the wonderful Billy Rose's Jumbo, Durante and Raye are great, but everything else is atrocious, If you love Doris and you love the 1950's musicals, you will love JUMBO. She was crazy about his team and often attended his games, but for Day, that was it. Jumbo (about December 25, 1860 September 15, 1885), also known as Jumbo the Elephant and Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan. Wills was not the only black man speculated to have dated Day. Doris Day said that this was one of her favorite musicals. Sam, however, has fallen in love with Kitty and has a guilty conscience about what he has done. It stars Doris Day as Kitty Wonder, a performer in her father's circus. (No will has yet been publicly filed. Jumbo is self-explanatory. I loved all the songs they were great and the only one i really wasnt crazy about was My Romance but it was staged beautifully. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. Did Doris Day do her own stunts in Calamity Jane? Search; Calamity Jane. John Noble (Dean Jagger), who owns a famous Noble Circus, wants to buy Jumbo and The Wonder Circus, but Pop refuses his offers. Other than that, this tale about life in the circus may seem predictable with a paper-thin plot. The title character, a prancing pachyderm, does not seem interested at all in its performance. Portrait of Doris Day circa 1965 | Photo: Getty Images. your own Pins on Pinterest. Days third husband, producer Marty Melcher, infamously squandered her $20 million fortune a betrayal she discovered only when he died in 1969. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Doris Day. The piqued direction is by Charles Walters, who has his work bolstered a bit by Busby Berkeley, overseeing the circus sequences. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. | Photo: Getty Images. After a rainstorm in which Kitty, an aerialist, is almost killed, but rescued by Sam, she sings the lovely ballad, My Romance to him. Nov 7, 2016 - This Pin was discovered by Sylvia Potter. It was pretty enjoyable, but with a certain lack of depth or character. . Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. For all its merits, "Jumbo" was not a perfect entity as it was released upon the last rung of film musicals, and by the 60's only adaptations of Broadway shows like "West Side Story" and "The Sound Of Music" were being released. Bashara did not reply to requests for comment, nor did Ryan Melcher. Doris Day is deceived in the romance department once again! Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories! Ms. Day and Ms. Raye also had a nice duet on "Why Can't I?" The circus is near bankruptcy, due to the compulsive gambling by her father, Pop Wonder and a threatened takeover by the rival Noble Circus is planned. Doris Day was an actress responsible for putting smiles on the faces of many. She found him interesting because he looked like a former flame and co-star whom she had loved. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. A wonderfully warm-hearted MGM musical about circus rivalries, based on showman Billy Roses Broadway extravaganza that actually featured an elephant on stage. Rating:- *** (out of *****). His daughter, Kitty Wonder, hires a newcomer, Sam Rawlins, as both a performer and tent hand. Martha Raye is a delight! Legal Statement. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. She also had a huge fanbase and enjoyed a successful career. When I watch it again though.. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. Discover (and save!) When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Watch. 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