''The Flying Fontaines'' is a 1959 American film about trapeze artists. It stars

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Plot

Cast

as Rick Rias *Evy Norlund as Suzanne Fontaine * Joan Evans as Jan Fontaine *Rian Garrick as Bill Rand *

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as Roberto Rias *Roger Perry as Paul Fontaine *Jeanne Manet as Michele Fontaine *John Van Dreelen as Victor Fontaine *Barbara Kelley as Margie Veteran actor

Pierre Watkin Pierre Frank Watkin (December 29, 1887 – February 3, 1960) was an American character actor best known for playing distinguished authority figures throughout the Golden Age of Hollywood. He is best remembered for his roles of Mr. Skinner the b ...

appears uncredited in his last film role as a doctor.

Production

The film was originally known as ''High Trap''. Filming started 20 April 1959. The sets were designed by the veteran

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, his last film credit.

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1959 films Columbia Pictures films American drama films 1959 drama films 1950s English-language films Films directed by George Sherman 1950s American films {{1950s-drama-film-stub