The act is such a hit that the pair get a big offer from an agent to do their act independently, but Carlee turns the offer down, leaving Claire in the lurch. The bullets miss her and wind up on a plate she holds in front of her instead. One of the big acts that the circus has is a firing squad trick in which 5 men are chosen from the audience at random to shoot real bullets at Claire as she stands on the stage. Claire at first refuses his offers of dates, but when the head of the circus says that the best way to get Carlee might be to make him think that she has lost interest, she starts going out with Eric. Meanwhile, Hilda's brother, Eric, is a loafer and a lady's man, and he has an eye for Claire. Thus the Schmittlaps are considered a bit of a joke in the society crowd. Although such things are a source of admiration today, in the 20's and before the older and more tired your blue blood was, the more you were admired. The thing is, Hilda is a bit of an outsider too since her family is "noveau riche" - her dad is a self made man and started out as a truck driver. As a result, he begins to spark up a romance with débutante Hilda Schmittlap (June Colyer). He is good at cards and card tricks due to his place in the circus, so he uses that ability to get into games with the high society audiences that his troupe plays before. What also gets in the way is Carlee's desire to be accepted as part of high society. They are members of a traveling circus/vaudeville troupe, and they obviously have romantic feelings for one another but their pride gets in the way. Retrieved September 19, 2011.Buddy Rogers and Nancy Carroll play Carlee Thorpe and Claire Jernigan, respectively. ^ "CMT : Videos : Clinton Gregory : You Didn't Miss A Thing".^ "CMT : Videos : Clinton Gregory : The Gulf And The Shell".^ "CMT : Videos : Clinton Gregory : Master Of Illusion".^ "CMT : Videos : Clinton Gregory : Standing On The Edge Of Love".^ "CMT : Videos : Clinton Gregory : Look Who'S Needing Who".^ "CMT : Videos : Clinton Gregory : Who Needs It".^ "CMT : Videos : Clinton Gregory : Play, Ruby, Play".^ "CMT : Videos : Clinton Gregory : (If It Weren't For Country Music) I'd Go Crazy".^ "Clinton Gregory - Country Singles".^ "Clinton Gregory - Chart History (Hot Country Songs)".^ a b Clinton Gregory Archived September 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.^ a b c allmusic (((Clinton Gregory > Biography)))."(If It Weren't for Country Music) I'd Go Crazy" "Some Real Good People" (with Collin Raye) "She Takes the Sad Out of Saturday Night" "Couldn't Love Have Picked a Better Place to Die" (If It Weren't For Country Music) I'd Go Crazy Clinton later recorded two albums for Rock Bottom Records and one for Polydor Records.ĭiscography Albums Title He also won the Music Row Industry's Independent Artist of the Year award for 19. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, becoming the first independent act in over a decade to reach the Top 30 on the U.S. While on Step One, he recorded three albums and charted several singles on the U.S. In 1990, he was signed to Step One Records. Clinton later became a session musician, playing fiddle for Suzy Bogguss and other acts. At age twelve, he and his family moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where his father, Willie Gregory, performed on the Grand Ole Opry. ( November 2008)Ĭlinton Gregory began playing the fiddle at age five by age six, he was performing at bluegrass festivals. This section needs expansion with: More biographical info.