The Clyde Beatty Show
Cage Boy
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The Clyde Beatty Show brings the excitement of the circus to radio, centered on famed animal trainer Clyde Beatty and the world of big cats. Beatty’s public persona as a daring, skilled trainer gives the program its distinctive focus: the spectacle and danger associated with working closely with powerful animals.
The show presents dramatic entertainment shaped by circus life and animal-training adventures. Its radio storytelling invites listeners to picture the arena, the animals, and the people whose work surrounds them, using dialogue and sound to suggest a world usually seen under the big top.
With its blend of adventure and circus atmosphere, the program offers a different kind of radio drama, built around the recognizable figure of Beatty and the tension of life among wild animals.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.