- Actors: Victor Mature, Red Buttons, Rhonda Fleming, Kathryn Grant, Vincent Price
- Directors: Joseph M. Newman
- Writers: Irwin Allen, Charles Bennett, Irving Wallace
- Producers: Irwin Allen
- Language English
- Classification: U
- Studio: Fox
- Run Time: 109 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0000574WB
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 20,547 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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The Big Circus is directed by Joseph M. Newman and jointly written by Irwin Allen (who also produces) and Charles Bennett. It stars Victor Mature, Red Buttons, Rhonda Fleming, Kathryn Grant, Vincent Price and Peter Lorre. Plot sees Mature as Hank Whirling, the owner of The Whirling Circus, where, having seen his partner break away to form his own show, he finds he has to beg a loan off the bank to keep the Whirling show going. The bank agree to the loan but on condition that their financial whizz Randolph Sherman (Buttons) travels along with the show to keep an eye on the finances. He in turn hires publicity agent Helen Harrison (Fleming) to professionally sell the product, but both of them are not wanted by Whirling. However, there are more pressing concerns for the show, there is a saboteur at large and it seems whoever it is will stop at nothing to finish off the Circus.
Looking for a Sunday afternoon time filler full of colour, vibrancy and delightful circus sequences? Then look no further than Irwin Allen's The Big Circus, an entertaining and tidy picture that seems to have been forgotten in the wake (fall out) of The Greatest Show On Earth. Making no bones about it, Allen follows the formula of the Cecil B. DeMille behemoth pretty much all the way, only the budget is considerably smaller so it obviously isn't as gargantuan as the 1952 Best Picture Winner. Fair to say there's some overacting, notably from Mature, but the mystery element is played close to the chest, with pretty much everyone under suspicion, and the high wire/trapeze antics are joyous. Nice cast, nice film and easy to recommend to the undemanding crowd. 6.5/10
Looking for a Sunday afternoon time filler full of colour, vibrancy and delightful circus sequences? Then look no further than Irwin Allen's The Big Circus, an entertaining and tidy picture that seems to have been forgotten in the wake (fall out) of The Greatest Show On Earth. Making no bones about it, Allen follows the formula of the Cecil B. DeMille behemoth pretty much all the way, only the budget is considerably smaller so it obviously isn't as gargantuan as the 1952 Best Picture Winner. Fair to say there's some overacting, notably from Mature, but the mystery element is played close to the chest, with pretty much everyone under suspicion, and the high wire/trapeze antics are joyous. Nice cast, nice film and easy to recommend to the undemanding crowd. 6.5/10
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
...I MEAN: VICTOR MATURE, NOBODY BITS HIM AS AN ACTOR AND ENTERTAINER. THIS FILM IS A MUST!!!!!! IF YOU REMEMBER : 'THE ROBE' AND:' DEMETRIUS' YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. YOU MUST SEE THIS FILM ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A CIRCUS AND ANIMAL LOVER. CIAO, VITO
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A true circus.
14 Oct 2009
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This is an entertaining film that will remind the viewer of the more famous, The Greatest Show On Earth. Good performances by Victor Mature, Red Buttons and Peter Lorre. Especially good is the job done by beautiful Rhonda Fleming. Rhonda alone makes this a film worth owning.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
The forgotten circus classic--The Big circus
4 Aug 2007
Format:VHS Tape
Such a great circus picture! I can't understand why it hasn't been released, or at least easily located. Great performances, including 2 great stars cast against type: Peter Lorre as a clown, and David Nelson as a circus flyer with a dark secret. Even a cameo of Steve Allen, hosting a televised performance by the circus. A great mystery, much suspense, some clever humor, this movie has it all. For the ladies--that Victor Mature was quite a hunk! If you can possibly see this film in any format, don't miss it!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
good but over priced
12 Aug 2009
i always liked this movie and its good like most of the circus movies are but this
movie only costs $19.95 on warners movie web site
movie only costs $19.95 on warners movie web site
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