Star of the Circus
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| Directed by | Albert de Courville |
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| Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
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| Cinematography | Claude Friese-Greene |
| Edited by | Lionel Tomlinson |
| Music by | Leo Leux |
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| Distributed by | Associated British Film Distributors |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £33,513[1] |
Star of the Circus is a 1938 British drama film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Otto Kruger, Gertrude Michael and John Clements. It is a remake of the 1937 German circus film Truxa, itself based on a novel by Heinrich Seiler. It was made at Elstree Studios.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Otto Kruger as Garvin
- Gertrude Michael as Yester
- John Clements as Paul Houston
- Patrick Barr as Truxa
- Barbara Blair as Hilda
- Gene Sheldon as Peters
- John Turnbull as Tenzler
- Norah Howard as Frau Schlipp
- Alfred Wellesley as Ackermann
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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Categories:
- 1938 films
- British drama films
- British black-and-white films
- 1938 drama films
- Films directed by Albert de Courville
- Films shot at Associated British Studios
- British remakes of German films
- Circus films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s British films
- English-language drama films
- Films scored by Leo Leux
- 1930s British film stubs