''Star of the Circus'' is a 1938 British
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Albert de Courville
Albert Pierre de Courville (26 March 1887 – 15 March 1960) (born in Croydon, England) was a writer and director of theatrical revues, many of which featured the actress and singer Shirley Kellogg, whom he married in June 1913.
Career
In abo ...
and starring
Otto Kruger,
Gertrude Michael and
John Clements. It is a remake of the 1937 German circus film ''
Truxa
''Truxa'' is a 1937 German drama film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring La Jana, Hannes Stelzer, and Ernst Fritz Fürbringer. It is a Circus
A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may inclu ...
'', itself based on a novel by Heinrich Seiler. It was made at
Elstree Studios
Elstree Studios is a generic term which can refer to several current and demolished British film studios and television studios based in or around the town of Borehamwood and village of Elstree in Hertfordshire, England. Production studios ha ...
.
[Wood p.99]
Cast
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Otto Kruger as Garvin
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Gertrude Michael as Yester
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John Clements as Paul Houston
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Patrick Barr
Patrick David Barr (13 February 1908 – 29 August 1985) was an English actor. In his career spanning over half a century, he appeared in about 144 films and television series.
Biography
Born in Akola, British India in 1908, Barr was educate ...
as Truxa
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Barbara Blair as Hilda
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Gene Sheldon as Peters
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John Turnbull as Tenzler
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Norah Howard
Norah Howard (12 December 1900 - 2 May 1968) was a British actress of stage and screen.
Biography
She was born as Norah Lillian Emily Smeed on 12 December 1900, in Fulham, London, England, her father was Alfred Howard Smeed. She changed her sta ...
as Frau Schlipp
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Alfred Wellesley
Alfred Wellesley (25 July 1872 – 7 December 1943) was an English stage and film actor.British Film Institute websiteAlfred Wellesley /ref>
Partial filmography
* '' The Twelve Pound Look'' (1920)
* ''A Warm Corner'' (1930)
* ''The New Hotel'' ...
as Ackermann
References
Bibliography
* 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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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
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