The Circus Show-Up (1932)

The sixth in The Shadow series of shorts from Universal. In this one the circus trapeze artist falls to her death when someone flips the light switch just as she starts her famed triple somersault. It only takes the circus manager about fifteen minutes to figure out the obvious suspect was the guilty one.

Released Feb. 17, 1932 18 min None+

Genres: Mystery, Short

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