The Circus Show-Up (1932)

02/17/1932 (US) • 18m

Mystery

Overview

The sixth in The Shadow series of shorts from Universal. In this one the circus trapeze artist falls to her death when someone flips the light switch just as she starts her famed triple somersault. It only takes the circus manager about fifteen minutes to figure out the obvious suspect was the guilty one.

Top Billed Cast

Russell Hopton

Billy Dooley

William Halligan

Detective Hickey

Polly Ann Young

Irene Duval

Allan Forrest

The Hypnotist

Martin Faust

Yarrow - the Concessionaire (as Martin J. Faust)

David Leo Tillotson

Bobby - Irene Duval's Little Boy (as David Tillotson)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

short film

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