$1,900
Annemann, Ted (Theodore Squires). Original 16mm film of Annemann performing the Bullet Catch trick. Filmed and edited by Sid Lorraine, the six minute film clip shows Annemann's performance of the dangerous feat of catching a bullet in his teeth as performed in Fort Erie, Ontario in 1937. In original canister with Lorraine's handwritten label identifying the contents; accompanied by an archival film-to-digital transfer (DVD) of the footage. Annemann performed the Bullet Catch outdoors, before large crowds. The performance captured on this film – the only known footage of Annemann demonstrating the dramatic feat – was staged in conjunction with a magic convention. Sid Lorraine, a noted graphic artist and magician from Toronto, captured the footage, now widely known, on his own movie camera, and edited together the finished footage with title cards of his own design.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-01-28