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The Great Circus Mystery
(1925) American
B&W : Serial / 30 reels
Directed by Jay Marchant

Cast: Joe Bonomo, Louise Lorraine, Slim Cole

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Isadore Bernstein and William Lord Wright, from a screen story by George Morgan. / 15 episodes (two reels each): [1] “Pact of Peril,” released 9 March 1925. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format.

Drama: Circus.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Circuses: Clowns, Strongmen - Serials

Listing updated: 30 September 2009.

References: Edmonds-BigU pp. 141, 143, 144; Lahue-Bound p. 19; Lahue-Continued pp. 246, 285; Stedman-Serials pp. 47, 55 : ClasIm-204 p. 33: Website-SerSq.