King of the Circus

Jan 2, 1920

6h 0m

★ 0.0

Overview

Eddie King goes up against a villainous circus owner in this action adventure which was directed by genre specialist J.P. McGowan and released in 18 chapters.

Genres

Action

Production Companies

Universal Film Manufacturing Company

King of the Circus Trailers

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Cast

Eddie King

Eddie Polo

Helen Howard

Corrine Porter

Mary Warren

Kittoria Beveridge

James Gray

Harry Madison

John Winters

Charles Fortune

J.P. McGowan

Tom London

Chimp (Uncredited)

Joe Martin

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