Star of the Circus

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Star of the Circus
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Directed by Albert de Courville
Written by
Produced by Walter C. Mycroft
Starring
Cinematography Claude Friese-Greene
Edited byLionel Tomlinson
Music by Leo Leux
Production
company
Distributed by Associated British Film Distributors
Release date
  • 15 March 1938 (1938-03-15)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
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]

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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. p. 470-494 at 480.
  2. Wood p.99

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