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Nick Cravat (1912-1994) Nick Cravat. Long-time circus acrobatic partner of Burt Lancaster (performing as "Lang & Cravat") may have been short on stature, but he was big on athletic prowess and highly enjoyable to watch on-screen. According to reports, Cravat was as strong as a bull. When he lost his cool, it took several men to hold him back.
- Actor, Stunts
- January 11, 1912
- 3 min
- January 29, 1994
Cravat and Burt Lancaster met as youngsters at a summer camp in New York and became lifelong friends. They created an acrobatic act called Lang and Cravat in the early 1930s, and joined the Kay Brothers circus in Florida. The pair worked at various circuses and in vaudeville. In 1939, Lancaster suffered a hand injury that ended their act.
Trapeze: Directed by Carol Reed. With Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Gina Lollobrigida, Katy Jurado. A crippled circus acrobat is torn emotionally between two ambitious young trapeze artists, one a talented young American and a less-gifted but beautiful Italian.
- (5.1K)
- Drama, Romance
- Carol Reed
- 1956-05-30
Crimson Pirate, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) You May Be Overconfident Having pretended everyone on their own ship was dead, clever Burt Lancaster (title character) and his ex-circus partner Nick Cravat grapple aboard a Spanish ship of the line, surprising a baron and his consort (Leslie Bradley, Dagmar a.k.a. "Dana" Wynter) early in The Crimson Pirate, 1952.
- Robert Siodmak, Gus Agosti, Vernon Sewell
- Burt Lancaster
Crimson Pirate, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) You May Be Overconfident Having pretended everyone on their own ship was dead, clever Burt Lancaster (title character) and his ex-circus partner Nick Cravat grapple aboard a Spanish ship of the line, surprising a baron and his consort (Leslie Bradley, Dagmar a.k.a. "Dana" Wynter) early in The Crimson ...
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May 9, 2023 · The Crimson Pirate (1952) Official Trailer - Check out the official trailer for "The Crimson Pirate," a 1952 movie starring Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, and ...
