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Betty Hutton | ... | ||
Cornel Wilde | ... | ||
Charlton Heston | ... | ||
Dorothy Lamour | ... | ||
Gloria Grahame | ... | ||
Henry Wilcoxon | ... |
FBI Agent Gregory
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Lyle Bettger | ... | ||
Lawrence Tierney | ... |
Mr. Henderson
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Emmett Kelly | ... | ||
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Cucciola | ... |
Cucciola
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Antoinette Concello | ... |
Antoinette Concello
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John Ringling North | ... |
John Ringling North
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Tuffy Genders | ... |
Tuffy Genders
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John Kellogg | ... |
Harry
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John Ridgely | ... |
Assistant Manager
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To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground. Subplots involve the secret past of Buttons the Clown and the efforts of racketeers to move in on the game concessions. Let the show begin! Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
I know that some people are down on this movie, but I absolutely LOVE it. It has great ideals and good (not great) acting. It tells a story about the circus in a pseudo-documentary. The story has love, action, and humor. Three things that are missing from much of today's movie. I also love the color and the dramatic "feel" of the film for that era. It's a wonderful, wonderful, piece of 'Americana'.