Summary
Young Mary Rainey takes the reins of her deceased father's failing circus. With the help of the Inimitable Smiley Johnson, she hopes to bring fortune back to her ragtag band of ragged shoeleather performers.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 59GoodWatch 61
Letterboxd · 477 ratings3.1/5
IMDb5.4
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 romances, −19 min on the typical 107
typical 10788Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 129 countries
+119Released
1930
August 15, 1930
96 years ago
Genres
RomanceDramaComedyMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
and 12 more17 people
- Joe CookSmiley Johnson
- Louise FazendaFrankie
- Joan PeersMary Rainey
- William Collier Jr.Bud Conway
- THTom HowardAmos K. Shrewsberry
- Dave ChasenDave
- Alan RoscoeDalton, the Ringmaster
- Adolph MilarFoltz, the Lion Tamer
- Clarence MuseNero
Nella WalkerMrs. Conway
Edward MartindelMr. Conway
Nora LaneGrace Conway
Tyrell DavisLord Hugo Gwynne
Charles GemoraCharlie, the Gorilla
Dannie Mac GrantBoy at Circus- ELEthel Loreen GreerCarmencita, the Fat Lady
Rolfe SedanWaiter at Dinner Party
Directing · 2
- Frank Capra Director, Producer
- Sam Nelson Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- James Gleason Writer
- Maurice Marks Writer
- Jo Swerling Writer
- Dorothy Howell Writer
Camera · 1
- Joseph Walker Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Maurice Wright Editor
Sound · 2
- Edward Bernds Sound
- C. Bakaleinikoff Music Director
Art · 1
- Harrison Wiley Art Direction
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