Circus Girl (film) explained

Circus Girl
Director:John H. Auer
Producer:Nat Levine
Screenplay:Adele Buffington
Bradford Ropes
Starring:June Travis
Robert Livingston
Donald Cook
Betty Compson
Charles Murray
Lucille Osborne
Music:Karl Hajos
Hugo Riesenfeld
Cinematography:Jack A. Marta
Editing:Lester Orlebeck
Studio:Republic Pictures
Distributor:Republic Pictures
Runtime:66 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

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

Notes and References

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