Raw
footage from the fire site, from private collection.
The History
Channel's Wrath
of God: Fire Under the Big Topis
a 50-minute documentary program with actual footage from inside the
tent and interviews with survivors. Originally aired in 2000. DVD
available at Amazon.com
or History.com
Connecticut
Public Television (CPTV)'s one-hour documentary program The
Circus Fire -
produced, written and directed by Rich Hanley - airs often on CPTV,
and some libraries may still have VHS copies. Includes interviews
with several survivors and archival footage of Hartford and the
circus. Originally aired in 2000.
Disasters
of the Century - Laughter Turns to Tears
is a documentary program with a segment on the circus fire. This can
be viewed online at FactualTV.com. DVD and download copies also
available at the same site.
TV series Miracles
had a 2003 episode titled Little
Miss Lostwhich
weaves a fictional mystery story around the 1944 circus fire and the
unidentified Little Miss 1565. Here is a summary of the show at TV.com.
DVD
available at Amazon.com
Circus
Colossus: Films of the Late William H. Judd
is 45 minutes of home movies from several Connecticut appearances of
the RBB&B circus between 1939 and 1956. Here is a clip showing
the circus unloading in Hartford on July 5, 1944 - one day before the fire.
The
Life of Reilly
is a 90 minute program featuring Charles Nelson Reilly telling
stories and anecdotes to an audience, including his experience at the
circus fire. FREE copies available at www.charlesnelsonreilly.com
if you buy a T-shirt.