Top billed cast

1. 

   Anne Baxter

   Willi

2. 

   Steve Cochran

   Joe Hammond

3. 

   Lyle Bettger

   Frank Colloni

4. 

   George Nader

   Bill Vines

5. 

   Jay C. Flippen

   Charley Grayson

6. 

   Helene Stanley

   Peggy

7. 

   Ady Berber

   Groppo

8. 

   Anni Trautner

   Bearded Lady (uncredited)

9. 

   Jadin Wong

   Chinese Dancer (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-11-21

Maybe not a film Anne Baxter will look upon whilst compiling a list of her top ten films. She plays "Willie" who runs away to join a circus in Germany where she quickly learns the ropes, rising to become the star turn. Meantime, she has fallen for the rather ruthless owner Steve Cochran ("Joe") but is also quite keen on acrobat Lyle Bettger ("Frank Colloni") whom she marries - then tragedy strikes! It's actually quite an entertainingly filmed piece of melodrama - if you don't impose 21st century attitudes to 1950s circus acts (and some mean knife-throwing); but there is little to redeem the re...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• carnival