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A trapeze artist falls for a preacher in this romantic drama starring Marion Davies and Clark Gable, based on Margaret Mayo’s 1907 play.
The circus has come to town and with it aerialist Polly Fisher (Davies), the queen of the air. Distracted during a performance, she falls 50 feet to the ground and is rushed to the nearby house of Rev. John Hartley (Gable), leader of the local parish. Enemies at first, the two soon fall in love and marry, shocking the vestry, which relieves John of his post.
So when no other church will hire him and he’s selling bibles door-to-door, Polly decides to sacrifice her happiness for her husband’s, no matter what the cost.
First filmed by Goldwyn Pictures in 1917, the rights to Polly of the Circus were included in the 1924 merger that formed MGM. The remake would eventually lead to a rare Gable loan-out when he re-teamed with Davies for Cain and Mabel, a romantic comedy released by Warner Bros. in 1936.
Original Release
02/27/1932
US Release
02/27/1932
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Clark Gable | Rev. John Hartley / John Hartley |
C. Aubrey Smith | Rev. James Northcott / James Northcott |
Raymond Hatton | Downey |
David Landau | Beef |
Ruth Selwyn | Mitzi |
Maude Eburne | Mrs. Jennings |
'Little Billy' Rhodes | Half-Pint |
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | Eric |
Clark Marshall | Don |
Lillian Elliott | Mrs. McNamara |
Directors
Writers
Margaret Mayo, Carey Wilson, Laurence E. Johnson, Kerry Clarke, Bess Meredyth
Cast
Name | Character |
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Clark Gable | Rev. John Hartley / John Hartley |
C. Aubrey Smith | Rev. James Northcott / James Northcott |
Raymond Hatton | Downey |
David Landau | Beef |
Ruth Selwyn | Mitzi |
Maude Eburne | Mrs. Jennings |
'Little Billy' Rhodes | Half-Pint |
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | Eric |
Clark Marshall | Don |
Lillian Elliott | Mrs. McNamara |
Jack Baxley | Ringmaster |
Phillip Crane | Aerialist |
Carmencita Johnson | Spectator |
Seessel Anne Johnson | Spectator |
Edward LeSaint | Dr. Brownell |
Frank McGlynn Sr. | Head of Parish Board |
Ray Milland | Church Usher |
Frank Rice | Billboard Poster |
John Roche | Jim - Parish Board Member |
Tiny Sandford | Churchgoer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Marion Davies | Producer |