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 was released at Christmas by Paramount Pictures. The supporting cast includes Joanne Dru, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Wallace Ford, Sig Ruman, Nick Cravat and Elsa Lanchester.
Plot
Pete Nelson joins forces with his old buddy Jerome X. Hotchkiss and they take jobs with a circus. Jerry becomes an apprentice lion tamer, although he wishes to be a clown. Circus manager Sam Morley and Jill Brent, the owner and ringmaster are facing financial problems, so Pete and Jerry must help wherever they are needed.
More details
| author | Joseph Pevney |
|---|---|
| director | Joseph Pevney |
| editor | Warren Low |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | circus financial problem flirt gamble game handicap human cannonball inebriate lion tamer lion taming machine parallel bars personal assistant ringmaster shell game tightrope walker tightrope walking trapeze unicycle |
| musicBy | Walter Scharf |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| theme | buddy comedy |