Star of the Circus
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{{Infobox film
| name = Star of the Circus
| image = Star of the Circus.jpg
| caption =
| director = Albert de Courville
| producer = Walter C. Mycroft
| writer = {{ubl|Heinrich Seiler (novel)|Hans H. Zerlett|Dudley Leslie |Elizabeth Meehan|John Monk Saunders}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Otto Kruger|Gertrude Michael|John Clements|Patrick Barr}}
| music = Leo Leux
| cinematography = Claude Friese-Greene
| editing = Lionel Tomlinson
| studio = Associated British Picture Corporation
| distributor = Associated British Film Distributors
| released = {{Film date|1938|03|15|df=yes}}
| runtime = 68 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| gross =
}}
Star of the Circus is a 1938 British drama film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Otto Kruger, Gertrude Michael and John Clements. It is a remake of the 1937 German circus film Truxa, itself based on a novel by Heinrich Seiler. It was made at Elstree Studios.Wood p.99
Cast
- Otto Kruger as Garvin
- Gertrude Michael as Yester
- John Clements as Paul Houston
- Patrick Barr as Truxa
- Barbara Blair as Hilda
- Gene Sheldon as Peters
- John Turnbull as Tenzler
- Norah Howard as Frau Schlipp
- Alfred Wellesley as Ackermann
References
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0030790}}
{{Albert de Courville}}
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Albert de Courville
Category:Films shot at Associated British Studios
Category:British remakes of German films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:English-language drama films
Category:Films scored by Leo Leux
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