Brad (Heston) is the no-nonsense general manager of what was at the time the world's largest performing troupe. He is confronted with troubles in his past. On one hand, home-office administrators plan to cut the season short, rather than risk losing thousands in the shaky post-WWII economy. He bargains with them to keep the circus on the road as long as they are making a profit, thus keeping 1400 people working. On the other hand, two of his acts, his girlfriend Holly (Hutton) and The Great Sebastian (Wilde), engage in a fierce aerial duel to show which act is the best. Finally, a crooked sideshow promoter and his henchman are running their own schemes, and Brad has to fire them despite their threats.
Another problem unbeknownst to Brad is the mysterious Buttons the Clown (Stewart), who is never seen without his clown paint. Early in the film, he meets a woman who tells him that an unnamed they are asking questions. We discover that she is Buttons' mother, and that they see each
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Length: 06:48 Posted: 9/1/2009
