Circus Girl (film)

Circus Girl
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn H. Auer
Screenplay byAdele Buffington
Bradford Ropes
Produced byNat Levine
StarringJune Travis
Robert Livingston
Donald Cook
Betty Compson
Charles Murray
Lucille Osborne
CinematographyJack A. Marta
Edited byLester Orlebeck
Music byKarl Hajos
Hugo Riesenfeld
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • March 1, 1937 (1937-03-01)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Circus Girl is a 1937 American action film directed by John H. Auer and written by Adele Buffington and Bradford Ropes. The film stars June Travis, Robert Livingston, Donald Cook, Betty Compson, Charles Murray and Lucille Osborne. The film was March 1, 1937, by Republic Pictures.[1][2][3]

Plot

Trapeze artists Bob McAvoy and Charles Jerome have a successful act. Both develop a romantic interest in Kay Rogers, who also wants to become a circus performer.

Bob is furious when Charlie and Kay are secretly married, knowing that Charlie is also carrying on with Carlotta, the lion tamer. After a fight between the men, Charlie is injured in a fall and believes Bob dropped him on purpose.

Plotting his revenge, Charlie pretends to become manager of a new act featuring Bob with Kay, but behind the scenes sabotages the rig. Working without a net, Bob is about to fall into a den of lions, but when Kay tries to save him, Charlie's conscience gets the better of him. He rescues Bob, but plummets to his own demise.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Circus Girl (1937) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  2. ^ Hal Erickson. "Circus Girl (1937) - John H. Auer". AllMovie. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  3. ^ "Circus Girl". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.