The Sideshow (film)

The Sideshow is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Marie Prevost, Ralph Graves, and Alan Roscoe.[1]

The Sideshow
Film poster
Directed byErle C. Kenton
Written byHoward J. Green
Produced byJack Cohn
StarringMarie Prevost
Ralph Graves
Alan Roscoe
CinematographyJoseph Walker
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 11, 1928 (1928-12-11)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Synopsis

A circus is threatened by acts of sabotage organized by a rival company.

Cast

  • Marie Prevost as Queenie Parker
  • Ralph Graves as Gentleman Ted Rogers
  • 'Little Billy' Rhodes as P.W. Melrose
  • Alan Roscoe as Ghandi
  • Pat Harmon as Bowen - the Canvas Boss
  • R.E. 'Tex' Madsen as Tall Man
  • Martha McGruger as Fat Lady
  • Steve Clemente as Knife Thrower
  • Janet Ford as Knife Thrower's Aide
  • Paul Desmuke as Armless Man
  • Bert Price as Tattooed Man
  • Chester Morton as Thin Man
  • Jacques Ray as Fire Eater

Preservation status

Prints of The Sideshow exist at the French archive Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in Fort de Bois-d'Arcy and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[2]

References

Bibliography

  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.


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