''The Lure of the Circus'' is a 1918 American

adventure An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme spo ...

film serial A serial film, film serial (or just serial), movie serial, or chapter play, is a motion picture form popular during the first half of the 20th century, consisting of a series of short subjects exhibited in consecutive order at one theater, gene ...

directed by J. P. McGowan for Universal.

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Eddie Polo Eddie Polo (1 February 1875 – 14 June 1961) was an Austrian-American actor of the silent era. He was of Jewish descent.Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn B ...

as Eddie Somers *

Eileen Sedgwick Eileen Sedgwick (October 17, 1898 – March 15, 1991) was an American actress of the silent era. Biography Born in 1898, Sedgwick was in her first film in 1914 and appeared in more than 110 films during her 15-year career. She was the sist ...

as Alicia Page *

Molly Malone "Molly Malone" (also known as "Cockles and Mussels" or "In Dublin's Fair City") is a traditional song set in Dublin, Ireland, which has become its unofficial anthem. A statue representing Molly Malone was unveiled on Grafton Street by then Lo ...

as Nan Harden - Chapters 1 thru 5 * Harry Carter as Edward Lawrence *

Noble Johnson Noble Johnson (April 18, 1881 – January 9, 1978), later known as Mark Noble, was an American actor and film producer. He appeared in films such as ''The Mummy'' (1932), ''The Most Dangerous Game'' (1932), ''King Kong'' (1933) and ''Son of ...

as Silent Andy * Fred Starr as Steve Harden (as Frederick Starr) *

Duke R. Lee Duke R. Lee (May 13, 1881 – April 1, 1959) was an American actor. Lee's career began when he performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, and he later played Buffalo Bill on film. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1913 and 1946. I ...

as Richard Van Norman *

Charles Hill Mailes Charles Hill Mailes (25 May 1870 – 17 February 1937) was a Canadian actor of the silent era. Biography Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1870, Mailes appeared in 290 films between 1909 and 1935. He married the actress Claire McDowell ...

as Malcolm Somers * James Gordon as Guy Brock * Andrew Waldron as Dynamite Dan *

Fred Montague Fred Montague (1864 – 3 July 1919) was an English film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1912 and 1919. He was born in London and died in Los Angeles, California California is a U.S. state, state ...

as Howard Mason *

Sydney Deane Sydney Leslie Deane (1 March 1863 – 20 March 1934) was a first-class cricketer and entertainer, and the first Australian to appear in a Hollywood movie. Biography In Australia Born in Balmain, Sydney, to Edward and Sophia, Deane was a prom ...

as Reynolds (as Sidney Deane) *

Josie Sedgwick Josie Sedgwick (March 13, 1899 – April 30, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films from 1914 to 1932. Her brother was actor/director Edward Sedgwick, and her sister was actress Eileen Sedgwick Eileen Sedgwick ...

Chapter Titles

# ''The Big Tent'' # ''The Giant's Leap'' # ''Beaten Back'' # ''The Message On The Cuff'' # ''The Lip Reader'' # ''The Aerial Disaster'' # ''The Charge of The Elephant'' # ''The Human Ladder'' # ''The Flying Loop'' # ''A Shot For Life'' # ''The Dagger'' # ''A Strange Escape'' # ''A Plunge For Life'' # ''Flames'' # ''The Stolen Record'' # ''The Knockout'' # ''A Race With Time'' # ''The Last Trick''

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* 1918 films 1918 adventure films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Circus films Films directed by J. P. McGowan Universal Pictures film serials American adventure films 1910s American films Silent adventure films 1910s English-language films {{silent-adventure-film-stub

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