The Circus Kid

{{short description|1928 film}}

{{for|the 1994 Hong Kong film|Circus Kid}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Circus Kid

| image = The Circus Kid.jpg

| caption =

| director = George B. Seitz
Charles Kerr (assistant)

| producer =

| writer = Melville Baker
James Ashmore Creelman

| starring = Frankie Darro

| cinematography = Philip Tannura

| editing = Ann McKnight

| distributor = Film Booking Offices of America (aka FBO)

| released = {{film date|1928|10|7}}

| runtime = 68 minutes

| country = United States

| language = Sound (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles

}}

The Circus Kid is a 1928 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by George B. Seitz.{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/87302/The-Circus-Kid/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509225908/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/87302/The-Circus-Kid/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 9, 2009 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide |author=Hal Erickson |title=NY Times: The Circus Kid |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2009 |access-date=June 20, 2011 }} In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the RCA Photophone sound-on-film system. {{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/CircusKid1928.html |title=Silent Era: The Circus Kid |access-date=June 20, 2011 |work=Silent Era}} A print of the film exists.{{cite web |url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.27/default.html |title=The Circus Kid |access-date=January 9, 2014 |work=American Silent Feature Film Survival Database}}