Video URL


13172_6179_Magicians
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1970s
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Upward angled medium shot of magician in what appears to be backstage at a show. Long shot of a young man outdoors with other young people doing a slight of hand where scarf magically transforms to stick/wand. Footage cut with magician ‘backstage’ fiddling with some mechanism. Quick shots of tricks including card display, turtle shell scramble, fire swallowing, and flowers out of nowhere. Long shot of man hung upside down in straight jacket suspended over a large waterfall. Asian magician with dove. Woman being brought under saw mechanism and screams. Quick shots of audience members. She stands as her and magician bow.