Spangles (1926)

Director:

Frank O'Connor

Writers:

Walter Anthony (titles), Leah Baird,

Stars:

Marian Nixon, Pat O'Malley, Hobart Bosworth

Cast

Cast overview:
Marian Nixon	...	'Spangles' Delancy
Pat O'Malley	...	Dick Hale aka Dick Radley
Hobart Bosworth	...	Robert 'Big Bill' Bowman
Gladys Brockwell	...	Mademoiselle Dazie
Jay Emmett	...	Jack Milford
James Conly	...	Biff - the Halfwit
Grace Gordon	...	Davidina - Bearded Lady
Paul Howard	...	Armless Man
Tiny Ward	...	Goliath - Giant
Charles Becker	...	Little Tommy Tumtack - Dwarf
Nellie Lane	...	Fat Woman (as Nelle B. Lane)
Clarence Wertz	...	Rawlins
Harry Schultz	...	Strong Man
Herbert Shelly	...	Skeleton

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

circus

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 1926 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amores de Circo

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.

User Reviews

Now Available On DVD

Happy to report this movie is out on DVD. Definitely not restored, but overall in pretty good condition. It has one of the strangest musical accompaniments I've heard, but is certainly worth seeing. It appears to have the original title cards. Many interesting scenes involving the circus - particular one "rebel" elephant. Numerous location shots with a sizable number of extras. The plot: three men want to possess Spangles - a bareback horse rider - but only one succeeds. I've heard of the star, Marian Nixon, but had never seen one of her movies. Note, the movie runs 77 minutes, which is longer than the 58 minutes shown on IMDb.