To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground.
Movie tag line: "The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus!"
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Character: Holly
Character: The Great Sebastian
Character: Brad Braden
Character: Phyllis
Character: Angel
Character: Buttons
Character: Agent Gregory
Character: Klaus
Character: Mr. Henderson
Character: Emmett Kelly
Character: Cucciola
Character: Antoinette Concello
Character: John Ringling North
Character: Tuffy Genders
Character: Harry
Character: Assistant Manager
Character: Doctor
Character: The Ringmaster
Character: Buttons' Mother
Character: Birdie
Character: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Character: Clown (uncredited)
Character: Ringside Reporter (uncredited)
Character: Picked-pocket Customer (uncredited)
Character: Sam (uncredited)
Character: Sam's Wife (uncredited)
Character: Ice-Cream Eating Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Hopalong Cassidy (uncredited)
Character: Little Girl Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Little Boy Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Dave (uncredited)
Character: Midway Barker at End (uncredited)
Character: Canvas Man (uncredited)
Character: Noel (uncredited)
Character: Circus Barker (uncredited)
Character: Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Character: Midget (uncredited)
Character: Midget (uncredited)
Character: Dwarf (uncredited)
Character: (uncredited)
Character: Spectator (uncredited)