the first major Hollywood celebrity.In this spectacular film, the silent star screen actor was required o ride high above the city on a magic carpet (a 3/4 inch piece of steel suspended on its four corners by 16 piano wires held by a 100-foot crane), battle with a fire-breathing dragon (a cleverly-disguised crocodile shot with the actor using double-exposure), and ride on he back of a flying horse (or Pegasus)." It is presented as Esther""s career success story in the form of an exquisitely-staged musical "biography" of her character beginning with her family""s vaudeville performance as one of ""The 3 McCoys"", and her rise to stardom as Vicki Lester.In comparison to Apollo""s vigorous and intensive workouts, a half-hearted Rocky wasn""t as focused or intense, and his training suffered.But after a short stint, he is laid off ("last in, first out").So he crisscrosses the country to find steady work.He travels by steamer down the East Coast, across the Lower Gulf states and the Gulf of Mexico to New Orleans (where no jobs are available), and hen by train North to Oshkosh (and Lake Winnebago) in Wisconsin.