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Circus Today

  • 1926
  • 20m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
96
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Butter Fingers (1925)
ComedyShort

Gus and Slim are working at a circus that is owned by the domineering Steve Skinner. After Gus and Slim have botched up several routines, Gus takes off in a horse cart, in order to avoid Ski... Read allGus and Slim are working at a circus that is owned by the domineering Steve Skinner. After Gus and Slim have botched up several routines, Gus takes off in a horse cart, in order to avoid Skinner's wrath. But the cart is pulling a large crate filled with lions, and soon the two ci... Read allGus and Slim are working at a circus that is owned by the domineering Steve Skinner. After Gus and Slim have botched up several routines, Gus takes off in a horse cart, in order to avoid Skinner's wrath. But the cart is pulling a large crate filled with lions, and soon the two circus hands find themselves in the middle of an uncontrollable situation.

  • Directors
    • Lloyd Bacon
    • Del Lord
  • Writers
    • Al Giebler
    • Gus Meins
  • Stars
    • Billy Bevan
    • Andy Clyde
    • Madeline Hurlock
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    96
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Lloyd Bacon
      • Del Lord
    • Writers
      • Al Giebler
      • Gus Meins
    • Stars
      • Billy Bevan
      • Andy Clyde
      • Madeline Hurlock
    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Billy Bevan
    Billy Bevan
    • Gus Barnum
    Andy Clyde
    Andy Clyde
    • Slim Barnum
    Madeline Hurlock
    Madeline Hurlock
    • Madame Stella
    Kewpie Morgan
    Kewpie Morgan
    • Steve Skinner - Ring Master
    Roger Moore
    Roger Moore
    • Motorcycle Cop
    • (as Joe Young)
    Numa the Lion
    • Numa
    Anna May the Elephant
    • Anna May
    James Donnelly
    • Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Gilbert
    • Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    George Gray
    George Gray
    • Clown
    • (uncredited)
    Marion McDonald
    • Marie - the Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Tiny Ward
    • Strong Man
    • (uncredited)
    Betty Welsh
    • Ingenue
    • (unconfirmed)
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Lloyd Bacon
      • Del Lord
    • Writers
      • Al Giebler
      • Gus Meins
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    Snow Leopard

    A Bit Too Chaotic, But Contains Some Very Good Material

    Although this short comedy is too chaotic to make it completely satisfying, it does contain some very good material. With a little care and restraint, it might have ranked among the better short comedies of its era. As is, it is worth seeing, but the individual gags are better than the movie as a whole, which does not really fit together very well.

    The story has Billy Bevan and Andy Clyde as two circus hands who cause a series of mishaps with the circus's equipment and animals. The two work pretty well together, and most of the gags work fine in themselves. Some of the best gags feature the circus animals, especially the lions, who are used rather creatively.

    What keeps it from being better is that the good material is packed together haphazardly, making the whole rather less than the sum of its parts. There is enough gag material here for two 20-minute features, and they could have made it much better by saving some of the gags, and spending more time carefully setting up each gag that remained, so as to give it the maximum effect.

    Even as it is, "Circus Today" is still worth seeing. And to be sure, many other comedy film-makers - both then and today - make this same mistake, thinking that the more jokes they squeeze into their movies, the better. Getting the right timing and delivery can be harder than coming up with the gag ideas in the first place. But there's still no question that many of the basic ideas in this movie are funny and imaginative.

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    • Release date
      • March 7, 1926 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Circus Day
    • Production company
      • Mack Sennett Comedies
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    • Runtime
      • 20m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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