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Circus Days (1923)

Circus Days poster
Directed by
Harry Weil, Edward F. Cline
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy runs away to join a traveling circus where he makes friends and gets into small adventures with the performers and animals. The story follows his experiences living and working under the big top.

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What happens

Circus Days is a 1923 American silent comedy film starring child actor Jackie Coogan, directed by Eddie Cline, produced by Sol Lesser and Jackie Coogan's own production company, and distributed through Associated First National Pictures. It is based on the 1877 novel Toby Tyler; or, Ten Weeks with a Circus by James Otis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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