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The Devil's Circus

1926
1h 10m
Drama
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Cast

Norma Shearer (Mary)Charles Emmett Mack (Carlstop)Carmel Myers (Yonna)John Miljan (Lieberkind)Claire McDowell (Mrs. Peterson)Joyce Coad (Little Anita)Buddy the Dog (Buddy - Mary's Dog)Margie Angus (Ring Entrance Helper at Accident Circus Act)Mary Angus (Ring Entrance Helper at Accident Circus Act)Charles Becker (Midget in Circus)Sidney Bracey (Spiro)Melva Cornell (Undetermined Secondary Role)Karl Dane (Clown standing with Midget)Charles Murray (Circus Member)Mack Swain (Sultan in Circus Act)

Director

Benjamin Christensen

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Synopsis

Mary (Shearer) and Carlstop (Mack) are lovers; the former is a trapeze artist, while the latter is a pickpocket. Mary gets entangled in a nearly fatal situation with Lieberkind (Miljan), a lion-tamer, and his jealous wife Yonna (Myers), who victimizes Mary.

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