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Under the Big Top

RomanceDrama

Under the Big Top

High flying adventure!

6.7TMDB19381h 3m

TMDB6.7/10 · 3 votes

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TMDB6.7/10 · 3 votes

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Overview

Director Karl Brown's 1938 circus drama stars Marjorie Main as a tough, fur-coat-wearing circus boss who raises her orphaned niece to be a trapeze star.

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Top cast

Marjorie Main

Marjorie Main

Sara Post

Anne Nagel

Anne Nagel

Penny

Jack La Rue

Jack La Rue

Ricardo Le Grande

Grant Richards

Grant Richards

Pablo Le Grande

George Cleveland

George Cleveland

Joe

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Juba

Herbert Rawlinson

Herbert Rawlinson

Herman

Charlene Wyatt

Charlene Wyatt

Penny (as a child)

Harry Harvey

Harry Harvey

McCarthy

Betty Compson

Betty Compson

Marie

Rolfe Sedan

Rolfe Sedan

Pierre

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Details

Director: Karl Brown
Released: 1938
Runtime: 1h 3m
Genres: Romance, Drama
Scores: TMDB6.7/10 · 3 votes