The Circus Show-Up
1932•18m•7.7•Released
Mystery
The sixth in The Shadow series of shorts from Universal. In this one the circus trapeze artist falls to her death when someone flips the light switch just as she starts her famed triple somersault. It only takes the circus manager about fifteen minutes to figure out the obvious suspect was the guilty one.
Director
Lewis Seiler
Writer
Harold Tarshis
Languages
English
Studio
Bryan Foy Productions
Cast
Sally Blane
Maisie
Russell Hopton
Billy Dooley
Paul Nicholson
Monaghan
William Halligan
Detective Hickey
Polly Ann Young
Irene Duval
Neely Edwards
Tony
Allan Forrest
The Hypnotist
Martin Faust
Yarrow - the Concessionaire (as Martin J. Faust)
David Leo Tillotson
Bobby - Irene Duval's Little Boy (as David Tillotson)
John George
Roustabout (uncredited)
Frank Readick
The Shadow (voice)
Production
Company
Bryan Foy Productions
Company
Universal Pictures
Producer
Stanley Bergerman
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