The Circus Show-Up (1932)

7.7/10 18 min Mystery

Overview

The sixth in The Shadow series of shorts from Universal. In this one the circus trapeze artist falls to her death when someone flips the light switch just as she starts her famed triple somersault. It only takes the circus manager about fifteen minutes to figure out the obvious suspect was the guilty one.

Cast

Sally Blane

Maisie

Russell Hopton

Billy Dooley

Paul Nicholson

Monaghan

William Halligan

Detective Hickey

Polly Ann Young

Irene Duval

Neely Edwards

Tony

Allan Forrest

The Hypnotist

Martin Faust

Yarrow - the Concessionaire (as Martin J. Faust)

John George

Roustabout (uncredited)

Frank Readick

The Shadow (voice)

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