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La princesse aux clowns

Title La princesse aux clowns
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After a revolution, Princess Olga must flee to Paris, where she meets Prince Michel that she was to marry. Prince Michel, hidden under the identity of Clown Michaelis, goes back to his country and becomes a model king at Olga’s side.

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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

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Mrs. Wiggs, a loving mother abandoned by her husband, raises her numerous children as best as she can, living in the hope that her husband will return. This family will be crushed by a brutal circus owner as well as many stories — murder attempts and false accusations — until they all eventually regain peace and their honor untouched.

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Cupid at the circus

Title Cupid at the circus
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A man and a woman, who first met at a circus years before as kids, meet again as adults. A love story then develops between Lillie and Tom, an abused child who became a lawyer.

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The Mountebank's Son

Title The Mountebank's Son
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A mountebank’s son leaves to study medicine, as dreamed up by his father who wants a more respectable life for him. The son returns as a graduate, but what his father does not know is that he married Marie, a dancer of his dad’s touring troupe, and became a father himself. Time goes by…

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Le Costaud des Batignolles

Title Le Costaud des Batignolles
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Short puny Jules would like to be a beefy athlete. He does body-building every morning and tries comfort lozenges, to no avail. But then he meets Nénette, whose kisses make him as strong as Samson…

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Wonder dog (Pluto acrobate)

Title Wonder dog (Pluto acrobate)
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Pluto is infatuated with pretty Dinah the Dachshund, but she sighs for Prince, the circus wonder dog she sees on a poster. Pluto tries to replicate Prince’s numbers but Butch the Bulldog goes after him in an alley.

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Jour de fête

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A little French village is getting set for the annual fair. Children gaze wide-eyed at carnies Marcek and Roger pitching the tents on the square. After having watched a spoof documentary about the unbelievable efficiency of US postal service, mailman François sets out for an untimely round on his bicycle. Once the party’s over, the village settles down…

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On the Old Spanish Trail

Title On the Old Spanish Trail
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With a $10,000 note he co-signed for the Pioneers due, Roy plans to get the money fron the reward for the capture of the Gypsy. After he captures him he lets him go, realizing he is innocent, and it’s not long before the real outlaws show their hand.

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Inki at the circus

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Sitting dejected in a circus cage, billed as an African « wildman », Inki at night becomes the target of two dogs that compete for the bone in Inki’s topknot; the situation grows more complicated when the Minah Bird gets involved.

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