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The Sideshow(1928)
Status: Released
Date: 1928-12-11
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Time: 1h 20m
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Melrose's circus is being threatened by his competitor, who's angry that Melrose has outmanuevered him in bookings; what he doesn't know is that the competitor has also planted a saboteur who creates accidents in hopes of reducing the value of the circus. Meanwhile, he's also hired a beautiful young woman as the magician's assistant, with eyes toward more - but he realizes that, as a midget, she won't have him.
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Marie Prevost
Queenie Parker
Ralph Graves
Gentleman Ted Rogers
'Little Billy' Rhodes
P.W. Melrose (as Little Billy)
Alan Roscoe
Ghandi
Pat Harmon
Bowen (the canvas boss)
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Melrose's circus is being threatened by his competitor, who's angry that Melrose has outmanuevered him in bookings; what he doesn't know is that the competitor has also planted a saboteur who creates accidents in hopes of reducing the value of the circus. Meanwhile, he's also hired a beautiful young woman as the magician's assistant, with eyes toward more - but he realizes that, as a midget, she won't have him.
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