The Spell of the Circus

1931 film

  • October 23, 1931 (1931-10-23)
Running time
12 chapters (240 minutes)CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Spell of the Circus (1931) is a Universal 10-chapter movie serial. Francis X. Bushman Jr. played the trick horseback rider/hero Jack Grant. This is considered to be a lost film.

Plot

Butte Morgan (villain) plans to take over a circus by marrying Maria Wallace, the daughter of the circus's owner. She, however, is interested only in the trick rider Jack Grant..

Cast

  • Francis X. Bushman Jr. (aka Ralph Bushman) as Jack Grant, the circus' cowboy rider
  • Alberta Vaughn as Maria Wallace, daughter of the circus' owner
  • Tom London as Butte Morgan, intends to take over the circus by marrying Maria
  • Walter Shumway as George Wallace, circus owner
  • Charles Murphy as Hank Harris
  • Monte Montague as Totto
  • Bobby Nelson as Bobby

Chapter titles

  1. A Menacing Monster
  2. The Phantom Shadow
  3. Racing with Death
  4. A Scream of Terror
  5. A Leap for Life
  6. A Fatal Wedding
  7. A Villain Unmasked
  8. The Baited Trap
  9. The Terror Tent
  10. The Call of the Circus

Source:[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

External links

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  • The Spell of the Circus at AllMovie
Preceded by Universal Serial
The Spell of the Circus (1931)
Succeeded by
Detective Lloyd (1932)
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Silent Serials
(1914-1929)
Part-sound Serials
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Films directed by Robert F. Hill