3 Ring Circus
3 Ring Circus is a 1954 American comedy film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. The picture was shot from February 17 to March 31, 1954, and released on December 25 by Paramount Pictures. The supporting cast includes Joanne Dru, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Wallace Ford, Sig Ruman, Nick Cravat, and Elsa Lanchester.
Plot
Pete Nelson, a smooth operator who has just been discharged from the Army, joins forces with his old buddy, the loud Jerome X. Hotchkiss, and together they join a circus. The Clyde Brent Circus, to be exact. Jerry has taken a job as apprentice lion tamer. He is set on being a circus clown, but his plans are squandered when they meet the circus manager Sam Morley and owner Jill Brent, who is also ringmaster. The circus has financial problems, so the only way that both Pete and Jerry can be hired if they help out wherever needed.
More details
| author | Joseph Pevney |
|---|---|
| director | Joseph Pevney |
| editor | Warren Low |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | annoy big break bully circus clown clown financial problem flirt gamble game handicap how to human cannonball inherit kiss lion tamer machine nothing only way personal assistant rid set up wash |
| musicBy | Walter Scharf |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| theme | buddy comedy |