Circus Days
| Circus Days | |
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| Directed by | Eddie Cline |
| Written by | Eddie Cline (scenario) Harry Weil (scenario) |
| Based on | Toby Tyler; or, Ten Weeks with a Circus by James Otis |
| Produced by | Sol Lesser |
| Starring | Jackie Coogan |
| Cinematography | Frank Good Robert Martin |
| Edited by | Irene Morra |
| Distributed by | Associated First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels; 6,183 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
Circus Days is a 1923 American silent comedy film starring child actor Jackie Coogan, directed by Eddie Cline, produced by Sol Lesser and Jackie Coogan's own production company, and distributed through Associated First National Pictures. It is based on the 1877 novel Toby Tyler; or, Ten Weeks with a Circus by James Otis.
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (January 2024) |
Cast
[edit]- Jackie Coogan as Toby Tyler
- Barbara Tennant as Ann Tyler
- Russell Simpson as Eben Holt
- Claire McDowell as Martha
- Cesare Gravina as Luigi, the Clown
- Peaches Jackson as Jeannette
- Sam De Grasse as Lord the Concessionaire
- DeWitt Jennings as Daly
- Nellie Lane as Fat Woman
- William Barlow as Human Skeleton, 'World's Skinniest Man'
Preservation status
[edit]Circus Days had been considered a lost film, but a print survived in Russia. It was digitally presented to the Library of Congress from Russian archive Godmosfilm in 2010 along with several other lost silent films.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Circus Days at silentera.com
- ^ Cannady, Sheryl; Urschel, Donna (October 21, 2010). "Russia Presents Library of Congress With Digital Copies of Lost U.S. Silent Films". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
External links
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- Circus Days at IMDb
- Circus Days at AllMovie
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Categories:
- 1923 films
- 1923 comedy films
- 1920s American films
- 1920s English-language films
- 1920s rediscovered films
- American black-and-white films
- American silent feature films
- Circus films
- Films directed by Edward F. Cline
- Films produced by Sol Lesser
- First National Pictures films
- Rediscovered American films
- Silent American comedy films
- Surviving American silent films
- 1920s silent comedy film stubs