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Movie Info

Hank Whirling (Victor Mature) is the owner of a big top circus that is struggling to make ends meet. After accepting a hefty bank loan, Hank must take advice from a curmudgeonly loan officer (Red Buttons) and a well-intentioned but rash publicist (Rhonda Fleming), while also caring for his impetuous younger sister (Kathryn Grant). But these obstacles are nothing compared to those created by an elusive saboteur who has been letting animals loose, setting fires and getting people killed.

Genre:

adventure
Original Language:

English
Director:

Joseph M. Newman
Release Date (Streaming):

Dec 3, 2013
Runtime:

1h 49m
Production Co:

Allied Artists Pictures Corporation, Irwin Allen Productions

Cast & Crew

Victor Mature
Henry Jasper 'Hank' Whirling

Red Buttons
Randy Sherman

Rhonda Fleming
Helen Harrison

Kathryn Grant
Jeannie Whirling

Vincent Price
Hans Hagenfeld

Peter Lorre
Skeeter

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Critic Reviews for The Big Circus

All Critics (1) | Fresh (1)

Backstage at the circus, with colorful acts, a look at the business aspects of a circus, and a pioneering feminist heroine.

August 16, 2012 | Full Review…

Michael E. Grost
Classic Film and Television

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Audience Reviews for The Big Circus

Oct 19, 2013

Everything but the kitchen sink is thrown in to this colorful pageant about the struggle for a circus's survival . It's bright but empty however Peter Lorre playing a clown is genius casting.

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