Victor Mature
Henry Jasper 'Hank' Whirling
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The Big Circus: Directed by Joseph M. Newman. With Victor Mature, Red Buttons, Rhonda Fleming, Kathryn Grant. A circus owner tries to keep his financially troubled circus on the road, despite the efforts of a murderous saboteur who has decided that the show must not go on.
The Big Circus is a 1959 American drama film directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Victor Mature as a circus owner struggling with financial trouble and a murderous unknown saboteur. It was produced and cowritten by Irwin Allen, later known for a series of big-budget disaster films.
The Big Circus (1959) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A circus owner (Victor Mature - "Kiss of Death") is on the verge of bankruptcy when his corrupt ex-partners attempt to drive him out of business. When an accountant (Oscar-winner Red Buttons ...
After accepting a hefty bank loan, Hank must take advice from a curmudgeonly loan officer (Red Buttons) and a well-intentioned but rash publicist (Rhonda Fleming), while also caring for his...
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The greatest threat to Hank's circus is a mysterious series of acts of sabotage -- a lion is set loose at a press party, a fire breaks out and threatens the lives of the animals, and a train wreck kills two people and strands the circus. The Big Circus was blasted by the critics, in particular Bosley Crowther of the New York Times.
A circus owner tries to keep his financially troubled circus on the road, despite the efforts of a murderous saboteur who has decided that the show must not go on. After splitting with his longtime business partner, Hank Whirling is about to take his big top circus on tour.
