In 1953, the National Film Board (NFB) of Canada created a weekly documentary series, specifically for television, called “On the Spot.” It was designed like a short newsreel, only fifteen minutes long, and it was filmed on site with a skeleton crew of three.
Ross Bertram presents his own produced film on the Egyptian Cups and Balls. Here, he presents a beautiful sequence of cups and ball moves, some of classic origin and others of his own creation.
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Ross Bertram demonstrates one of his pet coin tricks, Rub Down, which was featured in the Stars of Magic series in 1951.
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Ross Bertram performs advanced card manipulation in a card routine called Five Zero Five. This effect exemplifies Ross’ hallmark “touch” and his magical thinking. It was published in his second book, Bertram on Sleight of Hand.
Ross Bertram was a virtuoso magician from Toronto who was born in 1912 and died in 1992. In addition to his impressive and astonishing magic skill, he was also a lifelong student of photography and film production.
Don Hudson, who would mentor such renowned directors such as Norman Campbell, Harry Rasky and Norman Jewison, was producing the Wayne and Schuster television show for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Wayne and Schuster were internationally acclaimed comedians, based in Toronto, but
