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Under the Big Top

Under the Big Top

# High flying adventure!
Romance   Drama
📜 Overview: Director Karl Brown's 1938 circus drama stars Marjorie Main as a tough, fur-coat-wearing circus boss who raises her orphaned niece to be a trapeze star.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1938-08-31
⌚ Running Time: 63 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.5

Beloved Cast

Marjorie Main original image
Sara Post
Marjorie Main
Anne Nagel original image
Penny
Anne Nagel
Jack La Rue original image
Ricardo Le Grande
Jack La Rue
Grant Richards original image
Pablo Le Grande
Grant Richards
George Cleveland original image
Joe
George Cleveland
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones original image
Juba
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Herbert Rawlinson original image
Herman
Herbert Rawlinson
Charlene Wyatt original image
Penny (as a child)
Charlene Wyatt
Harry Harvey original image
McCarthy
Harry Harvey
Betty Compson original image
Marie
Betty Compson
Rolfe Sedan original image
Pierre
Rolfe Sedan

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