Movie: The Circus Show-Up

Top 10 Billed Cast

Sally Blane
Sally Blane

Maisie

Russell Hopton
Russell Hopton

Billy Dooley

Paul Nicholson
Paul Nicholson

Monaghan

William Halligan
William Halligan

Detective Hickey

Polly Ann Young
Polly Ann Young

Irene Duval

Neely Edwards
Neely Edwards

Tony

Allan Forrest
Allan Forrest

The Hypnotist

Martin Faust
Martin Faust

Yarrow - the Concessionaire (as Martin J. Faust)

David Leo Tillotson
David Leo Tillotson

Bobby - Irene Duval's Little Boy (as David Tillotson)

John George
John George

Roustabout (uncredited)

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    The sixth in The Shadow series of shorts from Universal. In this one the circus trapeze artist falls to her death when someone flips the light switch just as she starts her famed triple somersault. It only takes the circus manager about fifteen minutes to figure out the obvious suspect was the guilty one.

  • Release Date

    1932-02-17

  • Average

    7.5

  • Rating:

    3.8 starts
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    English
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