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.[1]
| Star of the Circus | |
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| Directed by | Albert de Courville |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Claude Friese-Greene |
| Edited by | Lionel Tomlinson |
| Music by | Leo Leux |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated British Film Distributors |
Release date | 15 March 1938 |
Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast edit
- 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 edit
- ^ Wood p.99
Bibliography edit
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links edit
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