Circus Rookies (1928)

movie

(18)

Country: USA
Genres: Comedy
Release: 1928-03-31
Director: Edward Sedgwick
Writers: Robert E. Hopkins , Lew Lipton , Richard Schayer , Edward Sedgwick
Language: None
Stars: Karl Dane , George K. Arthur , Louise Lorraine , Sydney Jarvis , Fred Humes , Minnie The Elephant , Lou Costello
Runtime: 60 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Circo Sedutor (Brazil) , Cirkusliv (Denmark) , Zirkusrekruten (Austria) , Circus Rookies (United States of America) , Zirkus-Babys (Germany) , O Circo Ambulante (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , 俺は曲芸師 (Japan) , Gente de Circo (Brazil) , Le plus singe des trois (France, French Republic) , Slim domatore (Italy) , Cirkus hela da'n (Sweden) , Monkey Business (United States of America) , Circus Rookies , Sirkusta koko päivän (Finland)
Plot: Francis Byrd (Arthur), is in love with circus acrobat, and daughter of the show's owner, La Belle, and tries to join the show to be near her. However, his rival Oscar Thrust (Dane) is the keeper of a "Man-Eating Gorilla" named Bimbo, who's a featured act. He sabotages Byrd's efforts at impressing Belle, enough so she sees him as a coward. When the circus is travelling by train, Bimbo gets loose, rampaging through the cars, chasing Belle onto a roof , and the engineer off the engine. Byrd manages to stop the train, avoiding what would have been certain doom.
IMDB:tt0018772