Land of the Giants

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 caps captures ferocious jungle beasts and trains them to perform under the big top in the circus.

Where there are always drills, action and danger. Hundreds of dramatic behind-the-scenes adventures are all part of the Clyde Beatty story. Here is the story of Land of the Giants. Oh, Clyde, doesn't that fan feel good?

Well, it's probably the only one in Salisbury. Enjoy it while you can. Oh, I wish we could take it on our safari with it. What would we use for electricity? Fireflies, man? Oh, darling, that's silly.

Oh, speaking of flies, there's one on your cheek. Brush it off. Oh, don't trouble. Honey, I said brush it off. Oh, darling. For what I am about to do, forgive me. Got him. Clyde, you struck me.

You don't right, I struck you. And I warn you, I'll do it again if you keep on being careless about insects. It's just a little old house fly. Uh-huh. Now take another look. You see the brownish color, the mottled markings, the long crevasses?

Yes. Notice the size? Oh, it is larger than a house fly at that. This little beauty my dear is Glosina Morcetans. Heavens, it sounds horrible. It is. That fella could have put you to sleep for a long, long time.

Maybe forever. Oh, sure. A little old fly couldn't do that. A little old sassy fly couldn't. I thought you said it was a glossy, whatever you call it. Whatever you call it. Glosina Morcetans. That's the same thing.

Well, how can I put you to sleep? They transmit tripanosomes. Thank you, Dr. Kilder. They're bugs that cause a nasty little disease called sleeping sickness. Hmm. And I thought all I had to worry about were wild beasts and cannibals and things like that.