King of the Carnival (1955)

Treasury agents go after a ring of counterfeiters operating out of a traveling carnival.

Director:

Franklin Adreon

Writer:

Ronald Davidson

Stars:

Harry Lauter, Fran Bennett, Keith Richards

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Harry Lauter	...	Bert King
Fran Bennett	...	June Edwards
Keith Richards	...	Daley
Robert Shayne	...	Jess Carter
Gregory Gaye	...	Zorn (as Gregory Gay)
Rick Vallin	...	Agent Art Kerr
Robert Clarke	...	Agent Jim Hayes
Terry Frost	...	Travis, Henchman
Mauritz Hugo	...	Sam, the Barker [Ch.1]
Lee Roberts	...	Hank, Henchman
Chris Mitchell	...	Bill [Ch.5]
Stuart Whitman	...	Mac, the Acrobat [Ch.1]
Tom Steele	...	Matt Winston, Acrobat [Ch.7]
George DeNormand	...	Garth, Knife Thrower [Ch.3]

Storyline

Treasury agents go after a ring of counterfeiters operating out of a traveling carnival.

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Plot Keywords:

treasury agent | carnival | counterfeiter | suspect | rope | 

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Taglines:

HIGH WIRE THRILLS !(original print ad-all caps)

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 June 1955 (USA)

Also Known As:

King of the Circus

Box Office

Budget:

$177,050 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

167 min 167 min (12 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Republic Pictures budgeted this serial to come in at a cost of $172,995. The final negative cost was $177,050... or about five thousand dollars more than the budget allocated for it.

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Connections

Edited from Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)

User Reviews

King of the Carnival last bow for Republic serials

When King of the Carnival hit theater screens in 1956, it would be the last in a long line of Republic serials. Television had already made its impact on Saturday afternoon movie fans, and even the serial's regular companion, the B western, had already bitten the dust. The plot of counterfeiters working under at a carnival was more suitable for a B detective feature. The serial's hero Harry Lauter was familiar to young fans as Ranger Clay Morgan, Jace Pearson's partner on Tales of the Texas Rangers. He had already starred in another Republic serial, Trader Tom of the South Seas. Republic itself would close its doors forever in a few more years. But it left behind cinema memories for two generations of fans.