Star of the Circus

1938Movie⏱️ 1h 8mApproved

DramaRomance

⭐ 6

IMDB Rating

14 votes

An attractive Viennese circus performer has romances with three different men.

Director

Albert de Courville

Writers

Elizabeth Meehan, Heinrich Seiler, Dudley Leslie

Stars

Otto Kruger, Gertrude Michael, John Clements

Release Date

April 3, 1940

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

💬 2

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Otto Kruger

as Garvin

Gertrude Michael

as Yester

John Clements

as Paul Houston

Patrick Barr

as Truxa

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Barbara Blair

as Hilda

Gene Sheldon

as Peters

John Turnbull

as Tenzler

Norah Howard

as Frau Schlipp

Alfred Wellesley

as Ackermann

Dora Gregory

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Sound

Mono

Color

Black and White

Production

Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)

🏷️ Keywords

based on novel

🎯 Categories

DramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

English version of the 1937 German film TRUXA

by cinemantrap • 2015-10-08

"Otto Kruger, John Clement and Gertrude Michael star in this 1938 English production STAR OF THE CIRCUS. Released in the U.S. in 1940 as HIDDEN MENACE. The story revolves around Gertrude as a Viennese circus star and her romances with three men. The story moves quickly with equal measure of romance, drama, comedy,action and danger. Fortunately, I was able to obtain an excellent 16mm print recently. I have been able to find over 30 years many 16mm prints of Gertrude Michael films. She had a busy career starting in 1929 with stage director Stuart Walker and then on to Broadway,an MGM contrac..."

📖 Synopsis

An attractive Viennese circus performer has romances with three different men.