Circus Life

1931 film

Circus Life

Directed by	Heinz Paul
Written by	Paula Busch (book) Fritz Falkenstein
Starring	Liane Haid Oscar Marion Trude Berliner
Cinematography	Georg Bruckbauer Viktor Gluck
Music by	Ernst Erich Buder
Production company	Haase-Film
Distributed by	Haase-Film
Release date	20 February 1931 (1931年02月20日)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Circus Life (Austrian title, Zirkus Leben, German: Schatten der Manege) is a 1931 German mystery drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Liane Haid, Oscar Marion and Trude Berliner.^[1] It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and at the Zirkus Busch in the city.^[2] It was released in America in 1932.

Synopsis

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An acrobat is carrying on 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

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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

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^ Quinlan p.258
^ Klaus p.246

Bibliography

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Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1931. Klaus-Archiv, 2006.
Quinlan, David. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Movie Character Actors. Harmony Books, 1986.