Circus World Page #7

Synopsis: In the early years of the 20th century, Matt Masters takes his rambling Wild West Show to Europe. His decision is prompted by his desire to find Lili Alfredo, who disappeared fourteen years earlier following the death of her husband, The Flying Alfredo. At the time it was believed that Alfredo dived to his death deliberately when he realized his wife loved Matt and not him. Toni, a beautiful trapeze performer, raised by Matt is actually Lili's daughter, and she is in love with Steve McCabe, one of the stars on Matt's show. Doing their first show in Barcelona, aboard a ship, the ship keels over and Matt loses his show. Now broke, he leaves for Paris with Toni, Steve and his long-time friend, Cap Carson, to seek a job with Colonel Purdy's Wild West Show. But a year later, Matt has rebuilt his own show. First to be signed is a remarkable 12-year-old wire-walker named Giovana, and her guardian, Tojo the Clown, whose real named is Aldo Alfredo, formerly of the Flying Alfredos. Continuing hi
Genre: Drama, Western
Director(s): Henry Hathaway
Production: Paramount Pictures
  Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
APPROVED
Year:
1964
135 min
188 Views


You wanted Matt again!

To roll around in filth with him again!

Well, here he is! Take him!

Take him, made love to him!

- Crawl on him!

- That's enough!

It's not enough! You liars!

You killed my father!

It would only be enough if

I kill both of you!

Toni, grow up! Be a woman.

Get married with Steve.

Make a life on your own!

I hope it's a better one

than Lili's had.

I hope she has no life at all!

Not now, not ever!

Lili.

Lili.

Lili, we both said we could

take it, remember?

The rehearsal.

I'll be there.

So just puck up and let's get

out of here.

- What else could I do?

- You could have realized

That whoever planted this

in here to make their love

look dirty.

And I just don't believe it.

But, you've known Matt longer

than I have.

I've only known him for ten years.

That's Parade Call.

You want to get ready?

No!

All right.

Ladies and gentlemen,

we bring, our Circus!

Master!

Fire!

Fire!

- Gimme your knife.

- Matt, you can't do...

I'm not gonna lose another

damn tent!

Get those animals outta here!

That part's gone,

is out of control.

We gotta make a fire break

to save any of this tent.

Drop the canvas between two

and three poles.

I'll flatten those seats.

Hurry!

Oh, honey.

Give Cap a hand with that fire break.

Get Toni out of here!

You ready?

Get the quarter poles!

What do you have to do?

I have to cut the lacing on poles

two and three.

I can do that.

- Cap, what can I do?

- Here,

cut down those lights.

Get out of here!

Get back!

Gimme a hand.

Help them with that canvas.

Steve! Cut it and get out there!

Thanks.

I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.

You know something?

You've got a dirty face.

It started in the wardrobe

caravan.

We got a piece of tent,

a whole show and half an idea,

And if it works out goes on tonight.

- Are you out of your mind?

- Lets me see that.

Let the doctor

take a look at it.

- A show with this?

- Let's check the damage.

- Hello, boss.

- Hello, Goliath.

Ladies and gentlemen!

Your attention, please!

It is my privilege to present

to you

It's a remarkable thing, Matt.

I hope I don't fail you.

You couldn't.

Toni, give her some of those

owl feathers.

- I havent got any.

- You haven't?

You!

Well, how do you think I got

this big top up?

Break a leg!

...Lili and her daughter Toni.

- Lili's getting tired!

- She won't quit.

Something's happened.

Toni's quit!

Nothing's happened.

She knows what shes doin'.

A wonderful kid.

Lili!

Seventy-one, seventy-two,

seventy-three, seventy-four,

seventy-five, seventy-six,

seventy-seven,

seventy-eight, seventy-nine,

eighty,

eighty-one, eighty-two,

eighty-three, eighty-four,

eighty-five, eighty-six,

eighty-seven, eighty-eight,

eighty-nine, ninety,

ninety-one,

ninety-two, ninety-three,

ninety-four,

ninety-five, ninety-six,

ninety-seven,

ninety-eight, ninety-nine,

A hundred!

You were great!

Hey, partner!

Come here.

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Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht (1894–1964) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist and novelist. A journalist in his youth, he went on to write thirty-five books and some of the most entertaining screenplays and plays in America. He received screen credits, alone or in collaboration, for the stories or screenplays of some seventy films. more…

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