Circus Life

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Circus Life
Circus Life.jpg
Directed by Heinz Paul
Written by Paula Busch (book)
Fritz Falkenstein
Starring Liane Haid
Oscar Marion
Trude Berliner
Cinematography Georg Bruckbauer
Viktor Gluck
Music by Ernst Erich Buder
Production
company
Haase-Film
Distributed byHaase-Film
Release date
20 February 1931
Running time
79 minutes
CountryGermany
Language German

Circus Life (Austrian title, Zirkus Leben, German: Schatten der Manege) is a 1931 German mystery drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Liane Haid, Oscar Marion and Trude Berliner. [1] It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and at the Zirkus Busch in the city. [2] It was released in America in 1932.

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Synopsis

An acrobat is carrying on affairs with both Elvira Starke, who owns and runs the circus, and Kitty who performs in an equestrian act. He is then shot dead and police investigate.

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References

  1. Quinlan p.258
  2. Klaus p.246

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