''Christine of the Big Tops'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film starring

Pauline Garon Marie Pauline Garon (September 9, 1900 – August 30, 1965) was a Canadian American silent film, feature film, and stage actress. Early life Marie Pauline Garon was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on September 9, 1898, the daughter of Pierre-A ...

and

Cullen Landis James Cullen Landis (July 9, 1896 – August 26, 1975) was an American motion picture actor and director whose career began in the early years of the silent film era. Biography James Cullen Landis was the middle of three siblings (two sons and ...

. It is one of the first films of the prolific Warner's director

Archie Mayo Archibald L. Mayo (January 29, 1891 – December 4, 1968) was a film director, screenwriter and actor. Early years The son of a tailor, Mayo was born in New York City. After attending the city's public schools, he studied at Columbia Unive ...

. A copy of the film is in the

George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection The George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection in Rochester, New York comprises about 28,000 titles, including features, shorts, documentaries, newsreels, and experimental moving images. The collection is renowned for its holdings of silent f ...

.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''Christine of the Big Tops''
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Cast

- Christine *

- Bob Hastings * Otto Mattiesen - Hagan (*as Otto Matieson) *Robert Graves - Pete Barman * John Elliott - Dr. Hastings *

Martha Mattox Martha Mattox (June 19, 1879 – May 2, 1933) was an American silent film actress most notable for her role of Mammy Pleasant in the 1927 film '' The Cat and the Canary''. She also played a role in ''Torrent'' (1926). She died from a heart ...

- Mrs. Hastings *Betty Noon - Doris

References

External links

Christine of the Big Tops at IMDb.com
* 1926 films 1926 romantic drama films American black-and-white films American romantic drama films American silent feature films Circus films Films directed by Archie Mayo Films with screenplays by Sonya Levien 1920s American films Silent romantic drama films Silent American drama films {{silent-romantic-drama-film-stub