King of the Circus

Name: King of the Circus
Director: Édouard-Émile Violet
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1924-05-23
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Max Linder, Eugen Burg, Gyula Szöreghy, Vilma Banky, Kurt Kasznar

1924 · 64 min · ★ 5.8 · Comedy

Max suffers from drunkenness, but gets serious after he falls for the daughter of a circus director - who forbids her romance with an outsider.

Directed by Édouard-Émile Violet · Written by Max Linder

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