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3 August 1930 (USA) moreTagline:
The Laugh Sensation of the Season! (original one-sheet poster)Plot:
After her father's death, Mary Rainey takes over the Rainey Circus (which operates twice daily, rain or shine) but runs into financial troubles... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
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(Complete credited cast) | Joe Cook | ... | Smiley Johnson |
| Louise Fazenda | ... | Frankie, 'The Princess' |
| Joan Peers | ... | Mary Rainey |
| William Collier Jr. | ... | Bud Conway |
| Tom Howard | ... | Amos K. Shrewsberry |
| Dave Chasen | ... | Dave |
| Alan Roscoe | ... | Dalton, the ringmaster |
| Adolph Milar | ... | Foltz, the Lion Tamer |
| Clarence Muse | ... | Nero |
| Nella Walker | ... | Circus Performer |
| Edward Martindel | ... | Mr. Conway |
| Nora Lane | ... | Grace Conway |
| Tyrell Davis | ... | Lord Gwynne (as Tyrrell Davis) |
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USA:Passed (National Board of Review)Fun Stuff
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I think previous commentators have missed the boat on this. The film is a matter of the director overcoming the star. Joe Cook's shtick wears thin. His first encounter with the store owner is droll, but a series of non-sequiters do not make a comedy. Capra's direction is brilliant. (Spolier:) Obviously, the elephant pushing the fat lady is a tour de force, and the riot and fire at the climax are spectacular, but notice his great tracking shots. The camera follows characters as they saunter through the circus. What was worth seeing and preserving here is not Cook's quaint act, but the way of life of the circus, a "Water for Elephants" scene.