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A debt-ridden circus is saved by a well-meaning but inept publicity man.A debt-ridden circus is saved by a well-meaning but inept publicity man.A debt-ridden circus is saved by a well-meaning but inept publicity man.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 9 nominations total
Wazzan Troupe
- Circus Performers
- (as The Wazzans)
Poodles Hanneford
- Circus Performers
- (as The Hannefords)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe dubbing of Stephen Boyd's vocals is a lingering mystery in the annals of movie musicals. Various sources have credited the robust baritone to a studio singer named James Joyce, but Joyce's name is documented nowhere else in terms of film history, and his distinctive voice has been heard in no films before or since. Additionally, contract singers were extinct by 1962, so the mystery as to who dubbed Boyd's vocals remains a Holy Grail to film historians. Further, Columbia Records' original sound track album erroneously credited Boyd for the vocal performance, which only intensifies the mystery.
- GoofsLulu somehow manages to come out of the cannon backwards - the opposite way to how she entered.
- Quotes
Kitty Wonder: [When fortune teller Lulu is reading her palm] Do you really see somebody?
Lulu: Yes! He's tall, dark...
Kitty Wonder: ...and handsome? You are such a faker! Do you ever see someone short, fat and ugly?
Lulu: Yep... in the mirror!
- ConnectionsFeatured in 7 Nights to Remember (1966)
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totally stunning
From the circus scenes to those wonderful musical numbers (My Romance, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, This Can't Be Love) this just shines. Day and Boyd may be a little old to play girl and boy falling in love but somehow it works. She is terrific as always, he's a damn good singer, and of course with Jimmy Durante, Martha Raye and an elephant how could it fail? One or two sections drag a bit but in the main this is exceptionally good stuff. Nice syrupy stuff if you're in the mood with some laughs along the way.
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- Jun 26, 2000
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- Jumbo
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- Budget
- $5,256,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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