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. Here, he has written, performed and produced some beautiful close-up magic, with his “52 best friends.”
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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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