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Carnival Story (1954) -- An American carnival in Germany sets the scene for sin, sex and melodrama.

Overview

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5.6/10   174 votes
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Director:
Kurt Neumann
Writers:
Marcy Klauber (story) &
Charles Williams (story) ...
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Release Date:
16 April 1954 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
The story of a woman's shame!
Plot:
An American carnival in Germany sets the scene for sin, sex and melodrama. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
The 10th Greatest Show on Earth? more (12 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Anne Baxter ... Willie
Steve Cochran ... Joe Hammond
Lyle Bettger ... Frank Colloni
George Nader ... Bill Vines
Jay C. Flippen ... Charley Grayson
Helene Stanley ... Peggy
Ady Berber ... Groppo (as Adi Berber)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA | West Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor System)

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Trivia:
Was supposed to be shot in 3-D, but was scrapped just before shooting commenced. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Frank Colloni: Whaddya say, Joe.
[to Charley]
Frank Colloni: Boy, this is sure seein' Europe the hard way!
Charley Grayson: Aw, it's better than dodgin' those sheriffs in Kentucky. Besides, we might do pretty good here.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in In a Spiral State (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Ring Down the Curtain more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
The 10th Greatest Show on Earth?, 13 October 2007
5/10
Author: h_gray1 from Texas

No - that's not my opinion of the movie -- but a possible alternative title. Cecil B's classic a couple of years earlier caused a resurgence of movies with Circus/Carnival themes. To me this movie comes across almost as a knock-off. They even cast Lyle Bettger. It's as if GSOE had been rewritten as a Harlequin paperback.

Personally - - if I want a more or less serious circus movie - I'll watch the classic. - if I want a light formula romance with a circus theme - I'll skip ahead a few years and catch Roustabout.

Still - as mentioned by others - anything with Anne Baxter is definitely worth a box of popcorn and a couple of hours out of your life.

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