Circus Life Explained

Circus Life
Director:Heinz Paul
Starring:Liane Haid
Oscar Marion
Trude Berliner
Music:Ernst Erich Buder
Cinematography:Georg Bruckbauer
Viktor Gluck
Studio:Haase-Film
Distributor:Haase-Film
Runtime:79 minutes
Country:Germany

Circus Life (Austrian title, Zirkus Leben, German: Schatten der Manege) is a 1931 German mystery drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Liane Haid, Oscar Marion and Trude Berliner.[1] It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and at the Zirkus Busch in the city.[2] It was released in America in 1932.

Synopsis

An acrobat is carrying on affairs with both Elvira Starke, who owns and runs the circus, and Kitty who performs in an equestrian act. He is then shot dead and police investigate.

Cast

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Notes and References

  1. Quinlan p.258
  2. Klaus p.246