The two meet after the swinger is injured during a performance and taken to his. A trapeze artist falls for a preacher in this romantic drama starring marion davies and clark gable, based on margaret mayos 1907 play. An aerialist marion davies recuperates in the home of a cleric clark gable. Polly of the circus is a 1932 american precode mgm drama film directed by alfred santell and starring marion davies and clark gable. When circus aerialist polly fisher is injured, she is taken to the nearby home of minister john hartley.
Johns congregation discovers hes married to a circus girl, so they fire him. Hollywood goes mayfairthe first big social event of the yearin brillant fashion. Polly of the circus by margaret mayo full text free book. When gorgeous trapeze artist polly fisher marion davies discovers that the racy billboards for her show have been painted over. The town is upset though that their minister has taken a circus girl into his home. The term circus also describes the performance which has followed various formats through its 150 year modern history. Polly of the circus is the clean est and prettiest story told on the stage in many years. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Polly of the circus 1932 the arrival of a circus raises eyebrows in a tiny new england town. The termcircus also describes the performance which has followed various formats through its 150 year modern history.
Opening title sequence from the marion davies vehicle polly of the circus 1932, fifteen years after the mae marsh silent, this time costarring clark gable view the tcmdb entry for polly of the circus 1932. Polly of the circus 1932 polly fisher is a circus trapeze artist who is injured in a fall. After an accident while working, davies is forced to stay at the home of gable and soon the two fall in love but the church objects to their relationship. Transformed into a in three act play with two tableaux for the stage, the sandusky starjournal reported, the play is a strange but pleasing conglomeration of humor, pathos and melodrama, and spectacular stage business. Polly of the circus 1932 directed by alfred santell. As precode films go, this is not one of the racier ones but its still terrific to see marion davies and a young clark gable acting on screen. Polly of the circus 1932 out of 4 disappointing and way too corny romance between a bad girl trapeze artist marion davies and a preacher clark gable. Polly of the circus 1932 changes the movie database tmdb. However, this may have been due to the fact that it was released at the same time as mgms other big top film, a little picture called freaks. Well, it turns out that that wasnt the first time clark attended the ball. Polly of the circus 1932 alfred santell, marion davies.
Philip astley is credited with being the father of. Polly decides to leave john in hopes of giving back to him the. As she recuperates, they fall in love with each other and secretly marry. So i recently started watching the most recent season of american horror story, which built around a era freak showcircus in a. Polly of the circus was written by margaret mayo as a novel. Jim and toby had been neglectin her eddication they declared, and from that time on, the blood of. Based on a play by margaret mayo, polly of the circus was remade in 1932, with marion davies as polly and clark gable. When the lovely equestrian polly tumbles and is injured while attempting a new stunt john takes her end to tend her. But when the news leaks out, the minister loses his pastorate over disdain by the parishioners for pollys background as a performer.
There are no high sounding dissertations on mar riage and divorce, no acute analysis of emotions, but just a. The first of two movies was made on the track grounds in 1914. Polly of the circus, featuring mae marsh and vernon steele polly of the circus 1932 film, starring marion davies and clark gable disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term. Polly of the circus 1917 film, featuring mae marsh and vernon steele polly of the circus 1932 film, starring marion davies and clark gable. Released february 27th, 1932, polly of the circus stars marion davies, clark gable, c. Tom mix circus circus history, photos, news, performers. Hd historic archival stock footage circus performers acrobatic leaps 1931 duration. The arrival of a circus raises eyebrows in a tiny new england town. Pages in category circus films the following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 255 total. See more ideas about sideshow, 1930s and vintage circus. Polly of the circus is a good little film starring marion davies and clark gable. Polly of the circus 1932 changes the movie database.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing polly of the circus near you. In 1932, he attended with ria on his arm, and the magic of the night was descibed by picture play magazine. Polly of the circus approved 1h 9min comedy, drama, romance 27 february 1932 usa after a trapeze performer is injured during an accident, she is moved to a ministers house where they both fall in love. Starring the delightful marion davies, a miscast but game clark gable, and a solid supporting cast. The two soon fall in love and marry, however, problems arise for the couple once the reverends congregation learns about her past with the circus. Also, this year the hohokus driving club was formed. Polly of the circus 1917 changes the movie database. Polly of the circus, alfred santell, 1932, javierjim. Polly must decide whether to stay with the man she loves or leave him for the good of his calling. A serious accident which renders her paralyzed sorely challenges pollys faith in god and mankind, but with douglas help she not only recovers but also wins a highstakes horse race. When polly fisher, a circus aerialist, is hurt while performing, she is taken to the house of a nearby minister, john hartley.
With norma shearer, clark gable, alexander kirkland, ralph morgan. Opening title sequence from the marion davies vehicle polly of the circus 1932, fifteen years after the mae marsh silent, this time costarring clark gable. Polly of the circus, alfred santell, 1932, youtube. The circus is a company of performers that may include clown, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other object manipulation and stuntoriented artists. Marion davies as pauline polly fisher clark gable as reverend john hartley. Polly of the circus, a 1907 broadway play written by margaret mayo playwright, or its two screen adaptations. Distracted during a performance, she falls 50 feet to the ground and is rushed to the nearby house of rev. It was a red letter day in the circus, when polly first managed to climb up on the pole of an unhitched wagon and from there to the back of a friendly, shetland pony. Polly of the circus 1932 starring marion davies and clark gable. Polly of the circus 1932 a minister is removed from his post and cant find another after he marries a circus performer in this romantic drama starring marion davies and clark gable.
Hartley and polly fall in love and marry in secret. When gorgeous trapeze artist polly fisher marion davies discovers that the racy billboards for her. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Aubrey smith, raymond hatton the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 9 min, and received a score of out of. In 1929 he joined the sellsfloto circus as their feature attraction and stayed with the through the 1932 season in 1934 mix was with the sam b. Main circus but the title changed mid season to bostocks wild animal circus the name changed again later in the season to codys ranch, wild west circus. Marion davies and clark gable both changed their personalities a bit to fit polly of the circus.
After an accident while working, davies is forced to stay at the home of gable and soon the two fall in. Polly of the circus 1932 stream and watch online moviefone. Years later the circus returns jim is a circus boss and john is the town minister. The circus has come to town and with it aerialist polly fisher davies, the queen of the air. Beauty, fashion and fame assemble on that night of nights, the mayfair ball. But when the truth leaks out, johns congregation rebels at having a circus woman as their ministers wife, and he is fired. Polly was reportedly substituted for tod brownings freak show picture in more than one venue. Buy or rent polly of the circus movie now family video. Tom mix was the motion picture super star of the early twentieth century although he made the transition into sound films, by the late 1920s his popularity had begun to decline. This is at once a good and bad thing for the cinematic explorer. A serious accident which renders her paralyzed sorely challenges polly s faith in god and mankind, but with douglas help she not only recovers but also wins a highstakes horse race. In december of 1958, jimmy heron was diagnosed with cancer for. Learn more about what this exciting era of classic film was by clicking here.
But when the truth leaks out, johns congregation doesnt accept this marriage. Polly ann young was born on october 25, 1908 in denver, colorado, usa. Polly decides to leave john in hopes of giving him back the calling which means a lot to him. After a trapeze performer is injured during an accident, she is moved to a ministers house where they both fall in love. Overview of polly of the circus, 1932, directed by alfred santell, with marion davies, clark gable, c.
Marion changed from a comedienne into a dramatic actress, and clark changed from a deevine heman into a heman divine. As precode films go, this is not one of the racier ones but its still terrific to see marion davies and a. Oct 02, 2014 hd historic archival stock footage circus performers acrobatic leaps 1931 duration. A silent movie polly of the circus was filmed by goldwin movie picture corporation. After nina leeds finds out that insanity runs in her husbands family, she has a love child with a handsome doctor and lets her husband believes the child is his. Marion davies, clark gable, c aubrey smith every year, tcm pauses their regular programming to turn the month of august into summer under the stars, a season in which each day is dedicated to a different star. In this romantic drama, a straitlaced preacher creates controversy when he marries a seductive trapeze artist. Polly of the circus dvd, 2014 for sale online ebay. When aerialist polly fisher is injured, she recuperates at the home of john hartley, minister of the local church. She is taken to the nearby home of reverend john hartley to recover. This site was created to celebrate everything precode hollywood 1930 to 1934. The horse race and some fair scenes were filmed using local people in the cast, crowd, and race.