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Cinema Circus

Cinema Circus

1937Short⏱️ 19mApproved
ShortComedyFamily
5.5
IMDB Rating
55 votes

Various entertainment celebrities take part in a circus performance, along with authentic acrobats and other performers of the big top.

Director
Roy Rowland
Writers
N/A
Stars
Lee Tracy, California Collegians, Marcus Show Girls
Release Date
January 23, 1937
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Lee Tracy
Lee Tracy
as Ringmaster
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California Collegians
as The California Collegians
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Marcus Show Girls
as The Marcus Show Girls
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The Fanchonettes
as The Fanchonettes
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Gay Boys
as The Gay Boys
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Gladys Ahern
as Gladys Ahern-Dancer
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Will Ahern
as Will Ahern
Baby LeRoy
Baby LeRoy
as Baby LeRoy
George Barbier
George Barbier
as George Barbier
Rex Bell
Rex Bell
as Rex Bell

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Filming Location
Pan-Pacific Auditorium - 7600 W. Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Louis Lewyn Productions

🏷️ Keywords

circuscelebrityvariety showtitle spoken by character

🎯 Categories

ComedyFamilyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Color's nice, girls are pretty, otherwise not much to it
by frankfob2012-07-31
4/10

"This 1937 Technicolor short from MGM has many of its and other studios' stars doing small parts or acts in a circus setting. William S. Hart and Rex Bell do rope tricks, Mickey Rooney shows up in a gorilla suit, there's an annoying segment with The Ritz Brothers aping The Three Stooges (and not very well) as audience members gawk at a dozen or so leggy showgirls prancing around in a dance routine, Cliff Edwards does his "Ukelele Ike" bit in a routine with an almost unrecognizable Pert Kelton and another group of leggy showgirls dressed--skimpily, as luck would have it--as I..."

💡 Did You Know?

A copy of this film is held by the UCLA Film and Television Archives.

📖 Synopsis

Various entertainment celebrities take part in a circus performance, along with authentic acrobats and other performers of the big top.