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In short, Ringling Brothers Kings of the Circus is a very enjoyable documentary about the founding of the Ringling Brothers circus by the five founding Ringling Brothers. It’s interesting, with lots of pieces of information that I’d either forgotten or simply never knew. In fact, I have only two issues with it:
Ringling Brothers Kings of the Circus
Young Johnny Jones, he had a cute little boat,
And all the girlies he would take for a float.
He had girlies by the score;
Sweet little peaches on the shore;
But Johnny was a wisenheimer you know
His steady girl was Flo.
If there’s a gleam in her eye
Each time she straightens your tie,
You know the lady’s in love with you!
If she can dress for a date
Without that waiting you hate,
It means the lady’s in love with you!
When I was at home I was merry and frisky,
My dad kept a pig and my mother sold whisky,
My uncle was rich, but never would by aisey
Till I was enlisted by Corporal Casey.
Och! rub a dub, row de dow, Corporal Casey,
My dear little Shelah, I thought would run crazy,
When I trudged away with tough Corporal Casey.
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair is a parlor song by Stephen Foster. He wrote the song with his estranged wife Jane McDowell in mind. The lyrics allude to a permanent separation.
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair [song lyrics]
Spoken:
I’ll show you how to own the moon
And how to bounce the world just like a toy balloon.
We’ll show you how to have your way
And help yourself to wishes on a silver tray.
Cuddle Up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine is a popular song. It’s been recorded (among others) by Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Vic Damone, and Doris Day.
Cuddle Up A Little Closer [song lyrics]
In The Vampire Bat, people are dying in the small German town of Kleinschloss. They are found dead in bed and drained of blood. So, Burgermeister Gustave Schoen (Lionel Belmore) and Dr Otto von Niemann (Lionel Atwill ) think that vampires are at large. But Detective Karl Brettschneider (Melvyn Douglas) thinks otherwise. Suspicion falls on village idiot Herman Gleib (Dwight Frye), known for befriending bats. When the townsfolk attempt to capture him, Herman panics and falls off into a deep well. He is killed, and the townspeople finish the job by driving a stake through his heart. Still, the vampire attacks don’t stop.
The Vampire Bat
