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The Spell of the Circus

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Director
  
Robert F. Hill

Country
  
United States

4.2/10
IMDb

Duration
  

Language
  
English

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Release date
  
October 23, 1931 (1931-10-23)

The Spell of the Circus (1931) is a Universal 10-chapter movie serial. Francis X. Bushman Jr. played the trick horseback rider/ hero Jack Grant. This is considered to be a lost film.

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Plot

Butte Morgan (villain) plans to take over the circus by marrying Maria Wallace, the daughter of the circus's owner. She, however, is interested only in the trick rider, Jack Grant (the hero).

Cast

  • Francis X. Bushman Jr. (aka Ralph Bushman) as Jack Grant, the circus' cowboy rider
  • Alberta Vaughn as Maria Wallace, daughter of George Wallace & in love with Jack Grant
  • Tom London as Butte Morgan, intends to take over the circus by marrying Maria
  • Walter Shumway as George Wallace, the owner of the circus
  • Charles Murphy as Hank Harris
  • Monte Montague as Totto
  • Bobby Nelson as Bobby

    • Chapter titles

    1. A Menacing Monster
    2. The Phantom Shadow
    3. Racing with Death
    4. A Scream of Terror
    5. A Leap for Life
    6. A Fatal Wedding
    7. A Villain Unmasked
    8. The Baited Trap
    9. The Terror Tent
    10. The Call of the Circus

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    References

    The Spell of the Circus Wikipedia
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    The Spell of the Circus IMDb