Under the Top(1919)
Jimmie, a small-town boy, visits a traveling circus passing through town. he falls in love with Pansy, the daughter of the circus' tightrope walker, after he saves her from a gang of thugs...
Movie: Under the Top
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jimmie Jones
Pansy O'Neill
Lotta Crust
'Foxy' Stillmore
Jay Trimmer
Otto B. Shott
Prof. De Como
Mrs. Jones (as Jane Wolff)
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