The Fabulous General Ike

The Clyde Beatty Show. The world's greatest wild animal trainer Clyde Beatty with another exciting story from his brilliant career. This master of the big cats captures ferocious jungle beasts and trains them to perform under the big top in the circus, where there are always thrills, action and danger.

Hundreds of dramatic behind-the-scenes adventures are all part of the Clyde Beatty story. Here is the story of the fabulous General Ike. Several years ago the circus was playing a small town in Virginia called Collinsville.

My wife Harriet and I were taking a stroll before the matinee and we were passing the storage shed of a small brewery outside of town. Suddenly Harriet snatched at my sleeve and halted deadness. Quite low.

What is it? What's the matter? In that shed on that stack of barrels. I don't see anything. Hey, it's a kid. He's balanced on the top. He's going to fall. Well, that crazy kid. Boy, come down from there.

Sorry, Mr. He's not all right. It feels Barrow's got to roll. He'll kill him. Leave it to a boy to find a dangerous place to play. Listen, son. Stay perfectly still. Don't move. Oh, I know, boy.

Those barrels could roll any minute. You'd better come down. Okay, but... Watch it. Easy there. Good job. Okay. That boy will be killed. He's falling in a mug. I'm not trying to get to it.

No! That barrel's heading right for the boy. I can't reach you in time! The last one that fell, it rode right over it. And now, back to Clyde Beatty's adventure, entitled The Fabulous General Like.

After the heavy barrel rolled over the youngster, we got him to the hospital as soon as possible. We waited for hours in the hospital corridor. Finally, the doctor came out of the operating room. Oh, doctor, that youngster will be all right.