4 Devils

Oct 3, 1928

1h 40m

★ 7.0

A SWINGING CIRCUS TRAPEZE BECOMES THE PENDULUM OF PASSION!

Overview

Four orphans, raised by an aging clown, becomes a high wire act in a circus. Lost film.

Genres

Drama

Action

Production Companies

Fox Film Corporation

4 Devils Trailers

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Cast

Marion

Janet Gaynor

The Lady

Mary Duncan

Charles

Charles Morton

Adolf

Barry Norton

The Clown

J. Farrell MacDonald

Cecchi

Anders Randolf

Louise as a girl

Anita Louise

Marion as a girl

Anne Shirley

Louise

Nancy Drexel

Mean Clown

George Davis

Clown (uncredited)

Curley Phillips

Circus Director

Michael Visaroff

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