''Truxa'' is a 1937 German

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 Hans H. Zerlett and starring La Jana, Hannes Stelzer, and

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer Ernst Fritz Fürbringer (27 July 1900 – 30 October 1988) was a German film actor. He appeared in 130 films between 1933 and 1983. He was born in Brunswick, Germany and died in Munich, Germany. Selected filmography * ''Die große und die ...

. It is a

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film, based on a novel by Heinrich Seiler. The film was released in the United States and was one of the most successful German films show in America that year.Waldman p. 152 It was remade in Britain the following year as '' Star of the Circus''.

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* 1937 films 1930s thriller films German thriller films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Hans H. Zerlett Films based on German novels Circus films Films about magic and magicians German black-and-white films Tobis Film films 1930s German films {{1930s-thriller-film-stub