CIRCUS GIRL (1937) June Travis, Robert Livingston & Donald Cook | Action, Crime, Drama | B&W

Circus Girl is a 1937 American action film directed by John H. Auer and written by Adele Buffington and Bradford Ropes. The film stars June Travis, Robert Livingston, Donald Cook, Betty Compson, Charles Murray and Lucille Osborne. The film was March 1, 1937, by Republic Pictures.

SYNOPSIS
Trapeze artist Kay Rogers marries aerial-act member Charles Jerome, who immediately become jealous of fellow-trapeze artist Bob McAvoy, and sets out to kill him through a series of staged accidents including setting him up for a tiger mauling that goes awry and gets circus-performer Gloria instead. Members of the famed Escalante Family doubled the three leads.

Trapeze artists Bob McAvoy and Charles Jerome have a successful act. Both develop a romantic interest in Kay Rogers, who also wants to become a circus performer.

Bob is furious when Charlie and Kay are secretly married, knowing that Charlie is also carrying on with Carlotta, the lion tamer. After a fight between the men, Charlie is injured in a fall and believes Bob dropped him on purpose.

Plotting his revenge, Charlie pretends to become manager of a new act featuring Bob with Kay, but behind the scenes sabotages the rig.

CAST & CREW
June Travis as Kay Rogers
Robert Livingston as Bob McAvoy
Donald Cook as Charles Jerome
Betty Compson as Carlotta
Charles Murray as Slippery
Lucille Osborne* as Gloria
Donald Kerr as Gabby
Emma Dunn as Molly
John Wray as Roebling
John Holland as Reporter
Kathryn Sheldon as Nurse

Directed by John H. Auer
Screenplay by Adele Buffington, Bradford Ropes
Produced by Nat Levine
Cinematography Jack A. Marta
Edited by Lester Orlebeck
Music by Karl Hajos, Hugo Riesenfeld
Production company Republic Pictures
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date March 1, 1937
Running time 66 minutes
Country United States
Language English