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Three Maxims (1936)

Three Maxims poster
Original title
The Three Maxims
Directed by
Herbert Wilcox
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom, France
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A traveling circus performer struggles to keep her troupe together after a tragic accident. She faces a difficult choice between two men who offer different futures.

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What happens

Three Maxims is a 1936 British drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Tullio Carminati and Leslie Banks. It was released in the United States under the alternative title The Show Goes On. Separate French and German language versions were filmed 1935 in Paris. The film's sets were designed by Wilcox's regular art director Lawrence P. Williams. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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