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What's Going on in Beely Circus?

1927·Movie
1h 25min
58
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb5.9
IMDb5.9

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High energy, light on feelings.

Energy

Fast-paced and tense

Fast from start to finish.

  • Fast Pace8
  • Tension7
  • Violence7

Heart

Emotionally reserved

  • Nostalgia6
  • Wonder5
  • Pathos4

Humor

Some slapstick

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Physical Comedy5
  • Wit & Wordplay4
  • Dark Humor4

World

Crime, show business, and history

  • World Immersion7
  • Dialogue Centrality6
  • Novelty6

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Intrigue9
  • Acting7
  • Complexity7

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography7
  • Editing7
  • Music Composition6

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Harry Piel plays Harry Peel who receives an urgent telephone call from a friend who has returned from South America recently. The call is being made from the circus "Beely" and our hero arrives there too late to prevent the murder of his friend. Now Harry must find his friend's killer and go on a strange mission involving a hidden document.
Silent Era CinemaCircus MysteryGerman ExpressionismCrime InvestigationHidden DocumentEarly CinemaNoir ElementsTheatrical Setting

Crew

Directed by:
Harry Piel
Written by:
Max Bauer

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Is What's Going on in Beely Circus? worth watching?

58
DecentGoodWatch score

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What is What's Going on in Beely Circus? rated?

Violence

Content advisories: violence.

How long is What's Going on in Beely Circus??

1 h 25 min

What's Going on in Beely Circus? runs 1 h 25 min.

What language is What's Going on in Beely Circus? in?

German

It was made in German. Produced in Germany.