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The Big Circus (1959) starring Victor Mature, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Red Buttons

The Big Circus

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The Big Circus (1959) starring Victor Mature, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Red Buttons

While flipping through channels, I saw The Big Circus on Turner Classic Movies as part of a marathon of circus movies.   Despite my love of the circus, I almost went past until I saw Vincent Price as the ringmaster.   I’m a long-time fan of Vincent Price.  He’s one of the small fraternity of actors who never turn in a poor performance.   Another member of that fraternity is Peter Lorre, who also co-stars here as one of the circus clowns.   I’m glad that I stayed to watch — The Big Circus is an entertaining, although not dreadfully original, movie.

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L'il Abner

Li’l Abner

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Movie review of Li’l Abner — the musical comedy movie, inspired by the Broadway play, that in turn was inspired by Al Capp’s famous comic strip about the inhabitants of Dogpatch

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A Teenager in Love lyrics – a song written by Doc Pomus and partner Mort Shuman and originally sung by Dion and the Belmonts

A Teenager in Love lyrics

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A Teenager in Love lyrics — €“ a song written by Doc Pomus and partner Mort Shuman and originally sung by Dion and the Belmonts, released in March 1959. The song is considered one of the greatest songs in Rock and Roll history.

Each time we have a quarrel
It almost breaks my heart
— €˜Cause I’m so afraid
That we will have to part

Each night I ask the stars up above
Why must I be a teenager in love

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