The circus man

Title The circus man
Release date
1914
Director
Oscar Apfel
Type
Noir et blanc
Format
Genre
Runtime
Importance du cirque
Sypnosis

Wrongly accused of Richard Jenison’s murder, his grandson David takes refuge in a circus pretending to be a clown. He is denounced by humpback Ernie, who resents the affection of the owners, Mrs Braddock and her daughter Christine, for David. Then Ernie’s brother finds out that Richard was killed by his own brother. David proposes to Christine, but he has to wait five years. After lots of setbacks, they will finally be back together.

Cast

Theodore Roberts, Mabel Van Buren, Florence Dagmar

Production company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Country
Thematic
Notes
Scénario : Cecil B. DeMille, sur la nouvelle "The Rose in the Ring" de George Barr McCutcheon