Movie: Under the Big Top

Top 10 Billed Cast

Marjorie Main
Marjorie Main

Sara Post

Anne Nagel
Anne Nagel

Penny

Jack La Rue
Jack La Rue

Ricardo Le Grande

Grant Richards
Grant Richards

Pablo Le Grande

George Cleveland
George Cleveland

Joe

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Juba

Herbert Rawlinson
Herbert Rawlinson

Herman

Charlene Wyatt
Charlene Wyatt

Penny (as a child)

Harry Harvey
Harry Harvey

McCarthy

Betty Compson
Betty Compson

Marie

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  • Overview

    Director Karl Brown's 1938 circus drama stars Marjorie Main as a tough, fur-coat-wearing circus boss who raises her orphaned niece to be a trapeze star.

  • Release Date

    1938-08-31

  • Average

    5.5

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
  • Tagline

    High flying adventure!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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