Janet Gaynor
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Four orphans become a high wire act and encounter sinister goings-on at a circus. An old clown takes in the four children Charles, Adolf, Marion and Louise to protect them from the brutal circus owner who is their guardian. He raises them and trains them to become acrobats.
Janet Bergstrom's updated documentary on F.W. Murnau's lost film, 4 Devils.
- 41 min
- 4K
- sean ramsden
4 Devils: Directed by F.W. Murnau. With Janet Gaynor, Mary Duncan, Charles Morton, Barry Norton. Four orphans, raised by an aging clown, becomes a high wire act in a circus.
- F.W. Murnau
- 1929-08-01
- Drama
- 100
4 Devils combines thrilling cinematography and an affecting story to produce an absorbing and well-acted drama. Four orphans are taken in by an aging clown and trained...
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- Janet Gaynor
- F.W. Murnau
- Drama
Directed by F. W. Murnau. A SWINGING CIRCUS TRAPEZE BECOMES THE PENDULUM OF PASSION! The circus provides the backdrop for this melodrama that chronicles the lives of four children raised within the big top.
- F. W. Murnau
- Fox Film Corporation
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Overview. The circus provides the backdrop for this melodrama that chronicles the lives of four children raised within the big top. Film historian and collector William K. Everson stated that the only surviving print was lost by actress Mary Duncan who had borrowed it from Fox Studios.
