The Sideshow (film)

The Sideshow
Film poster
Directed by	Erle C. Kenton
Written by	Howard J. Green
Produced by	Jack Cohn
Starring	Marie Prevost Ralph Graves Alan Roscoe
Cinematography	Joseph Walker
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	December 11, 1928 (1928-12-11)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Sideshow is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Marie Prevost, Ralph Graves, and Alan Roscoe. ^[1]

Plot

A circus is threatened by acts of sabotage organized by a rival company.

Cast

• Marie Prevost as Queenie Parker
• Ralph Graves as Gentleman Ted Rogers
• 'Little Billy' Rhodes as P.W. Melrose
• Alan Roscoe as Ghandi
• Pat Harmon as Bowen - the Canvas Boss
• R.E. 'Tex' Madsen as Tall Man
• Martha McGruger as Fat Lady
• Steve Clemente as Knife Thrower
• Janet Ford as Knife Thrower's Aide
• Paul Desmuke as Armless Man
• Bert Price as Tattooed Man
• Chester Morton as Thin Man
• Jacques Ray as Fire Eater

Preservation status

Prints of The Sideshow exist at the French archive Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in Fort de Bois-d'Arcy and the UCLA Film and Television Archive. ^[2]

References

1. Munden p. 715
2. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Sideshow

Bibliography

• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

• The Sideshow at IMDb
• The Sideshow at the TCM Movie Database
• The Sideshow at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films