Circus Life (Austrian title, Zirkus Leben, German: Schatten der Manege) is a 1931 German mystery drama film directed by Heinz Paul, starring Liane Haid, Oscar Marion and Trude Berliner.Quinlan p.258 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and at the Zirkus Busch in the city.Klaus p.246 It was released in America in 1932.
Synopsis An acrobat has affairs with both Elvira Starke, who owns and runs the circus, and Kitty, who performs in an equestrian act. He is then shot dead and police investigate.
Cast Liane Haid as Elvira Starke, Zirkusdirektrice Luigi Bernauer as Refaingesang Fred Bird Rhythmicans as Singer Oscar Marion as Oskar Haupt, Dompteur Trude Berliner as Kitty Rallay Rolf von Goth as Fred Rallay, ihr Bruder Karl Ludwig Diehl as Luftakrobat Walter Rilla as Morini. Kunstschütze Hermann Picha as Edorado, Clown Hermann Blaß as Lilienfeldt, Argent Valy Arnheim as Sprechstallmeister Rudolf Meinhard-Jünger as Chef der Mordkommission Georg H. Schnell as 1. Kriminalkommissar Heinrich Wilde as 2. Kriminalkommissar
References
Bibliography Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1931. Klaus-Archiv, 2006. Quinlan, David. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Movie Character Actors. Harmony Books, 1986.
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