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The Circus Show-Up poster

The Circus Show-Up (1932)

The sixth in The Shadow series of shorts from Universal. In this one the circus trapeze artist falls to her death when someone flips the light switch just as she starts her famed triple somersault. It only takes the circus manager about fifteen minutes to figure out the obvious suspect was the guilty one.

Release: 1932-02-17
Runtime: 18 min
Rating: 7.5 / 10
Cast
Sally Blane
Sally Blane
Maisie
Russell Hopton
Russell Hopton
Billy Dooley
Paul Nicholson
Paul Nicholson
Monaghan
William Halligan
William Halligan
Detective Hickey
Polly Ann Young
Polly Ann Young
Irene Duval
Neely Edwards
Neely Edwards
Tony
Allan Forrest
Allan Forrest
The Hypnotist
Martin Faust
Martin Faust
Yarrow - the Concessionaire (as Martin J. Faust)
No Image
David Leo Tillotson
Bobby - Irene Duval's Little Boy (as David Tillotson)
John George
John George
Roustabout (uncredited)
Frank Readick
Frank Readick
The Shadow (voice)