The King of the Circus
Also known as L’idole du cirque in France
(1920-1921) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 18 chapters / 36 reels
Directed by J.P. McGowan
Cast: Eddie Polo [Eddie King], Corrine Porter [Helen Howard], Kittoria Beveridge [Mary Warren], Harry Madison [James Gray], Charles Fortune [John Winters], J.P. McGowan, J.J. Bryson, Dorothy Hagan, Viola Tasma, Leonard Clapham (Tom London), Jay Marchant, Frank Shaw, Bruce Randall, Jack Newton
The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Anthony Coldeway. / 18 chapters (two reels each): [1] “Blood Money,” released 22 November 1920; [2] “The Mushroom Bullet,” released 29 November 1920; [3] “Stolen Evidence,” released 6 December 1920; [4] “Facing Death,” released 13 December 1920; [5] “The Black Wallet,” released 20 December 1920; [6] “The Lion’s Claws,” released 27 December 1920; [7] “Over the City,” released 3 January 1921; [8] “Treachery,” released 10 January 1921; [9] “Dynamite,” released 17 January 1921; [10] “The Mystic Power” or “The Mystic’s Power”? released 24 January 1921; [11] “Man and Beast,” released 31 January 1921; [12] “Deep Waters,” released 7 February 1921; [13] “A Fight for Life,” released 14 February 1921; [14] “Out of the Clouds,” released 21 February 1921; [15] “The Woman in Black,” released 28 February 1921; [16] “The Cradle of Death,” released 7 March 1921; [17] “The Final Reckoning,” released 14 March 1921; [18] “The Lost Heritage,” released 21 March 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Circuses - Serials
Listing updated: 3 May 2020.
References: Edmonds-BigU p. 104; Lahue-Continued p. 94c, 206-207, 286 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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