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The Three Kings (1929)

The Three Kings poster
Directed by
Hans Steinhoff
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Germany, United Kingdom
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

At a circus in Blackpool two performers violently compete for a woman. The film follows their rivalry through a silent drama.

silent-eratensemelancholiccircusdramaticromanticdatedslow-paced

What happens

The Three Kings (German: Ein Mädel und drei Clowns) is a 1929 British-German silent drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Henry Edwards, Evelyn Holt and Warwick Ward. Separate versions were released in Germany and Britain. At a circus in Blackpool, a violent rivalry breaks out between two of the performers over a woman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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