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Silver Dollar City & Celebration City Discussion => SDC Memories/ Park History => Topic started by: Okiebenz on January 04, 2019, 11:21:16 AM

Title: Burl Ives/Rube Dugan
Post by: Okiebenz on January 04, 2019, 11:21:16 AM

Have you all seen this?

https://vimeo.com/8987622/description

Title: Re: Burl Ives/Rube Dugan
Post by: kbosch1 on January 04, 2019, 04:50:25 PM

Pretty cool.   Found this picture of him at SDC during filming.

Title: Re: Burl Ives/Rube Dugan
Post by: Duelist on January 04, 2019, 05:11:08 PM

This was discussed quite a few years ago on this thread:
http://www.sdcfans.com/forums/index.php?topic=618.15

Enjoy!

Title: Re: Burl Ives/Rube Dugan
Post by: BKtoys on November 11, 2019, 05:55:23 PM

I remember the filming of the Burl ives americas, I think it was called. I was about 6.3", 170 lbs and one day the people in charge decided I would be his lighting, etc stand in. weird day. nice man, though, very nice to me

Title: Re: Burl Ives/Rube Dugan
Post by: Junior, too! on March 08, 2020, 12:11:34 AM

Those I have spoken with say Ives was a good fellow to work around. That footage in the diving bell is pretty cool. Kerry Chester, lead maintenance man at the diving bell told me he worked the effects panel in the back room for those shots where water is flooding in the capsule.