The Sideshow


1h 10m 1928

Brief Synopsis

Melrose's circus is being threatened by his competitor, who's angry that Melrose has outmanuevered him in bookings; what he doesn't know is that the competitor has also planted a saboteur who creates accidents in hopes of reducing the value of the circus. Meanwhile, he's also hired a beautiful young woman as the magician's assistant, with eyes toward more - but he realizes that, as a midget, she won't have him.

Film Details

Release Date
Dec 11, 1928
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Columbia Pictures
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 10m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,879ft (7 reels)

Synopsis

Queenie Parker, the junior member of a family trapeze act, is forced to find work in a sideshow when her parents become too old to perform. Assisting a fakir in a basket trick, Queenie is resentful of her lowly status, and the sideshow freaks make her life miserable. A series of accidents befall the sideshow (a trapeze breaks; a pay wagon explodes), and P. W. Melrose, the midget who owns the sideshow, comes to suspect barker Ted Rogers of trying to sabotage the outfit. Queenie, however, discovers that the fakir is the culprit employed by a rival circus to put Melrose out of business. Melrose kills the fakir, and Rogers is cleared. Having fallen in love with Queenie, Melrose must nevertheless stand by--a sad, mute witness to her love for Rogers.

Film Details

Release Date
Dec 11, 1928
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Columbia Pictures
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 10m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,879ft (7 reels)

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