Star of the Circus

Star of the Circus
Directed by	Albert de Courville
Written by	Heinrich Seiler (novel) Hans H. Zerlett Dudley Leslie Elizabeth Meehan John Monk Saunders
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft
Starring	Otto Kruger Gertrude Michael John Clements Patrick Barr
Cinematography	Claude Friese-Greene
Edited by	Lionel Tomlinson
Music by	Leo Leux
Production company	Associated British Picture Corporation
Distributed by	Associated British Film Distributors
Release date	15 March 1938 (1938-03-15)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£33,513 [1]

Star of the Circus is a 1938 British drama film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Otto Kruger, Gertrude Michael and John Clements. It is a remake of the 1937 German circus film Truxa , itself based on a novel by Heinrich Seiler. It was made at Elstree Studios. ^[2]

Cast

• Otto Kruger as Garvin
• Gertrude Michael as Yester
• John Clements as Paul Houston
• Patrick Barr as Truxa
• Barbara Blair as Hilda
• Gene Sheldon as Peters
• John Turnbull as Tenzler
• Norah Howard as Frau Schlipp
• Alfred Wellesley as Ackermann

References

1. Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 470–494 at 480.
2. Wood p.99

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Star of the Circus at IMDb