Under the Big Top

Under the Big Top
Under the Big Top
Directed by	Karl Brown
Written by	Karl Brown (screenplay); Llewellyn Hughes (story); Marion Orth (writer)
Produced by	William T. Lackey (as William Lackey)
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Gilbert Warrenton
Edited by	Russell F. Schoengarth
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	August 31, 1938;
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated June 11, 2025

Under the Big Top is a 1938 American film directed by Karl Brown.

Plot

A trapeze artist girl in a circus is persistently demanded by her aunt to be the best in the business. She falls in love with one of the men in her trapeze act, but her mother works to break up the romance. Then another trapeze artist falls in love with her and also works to break up the romance.

Cast

Marjorie Main as Sara Post
Anne Nagel as Penny
Jack La Rue as Ricardo Le Grande
Grant Richards as Pablo Le Grande
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Juba
Betty Compson as Marie
Herbert Rawlinson as Herman
George Cleveland as Joe
Rolfe Sedan as Pierre
Charlene Wyatt as Penny - as a child
Harry Harvey as McCarthy

External links

Under the Big Top at IMDb
Under the Big Top is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
TMC Under the Big Top

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Under the Big Top

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Plot

Cast

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