At the Circus 85 years old

Keep the world laughing!

At the Circus

Jeff Wilson, the owner of a small circus, owes his partner Carter $10,000. Before Jeff can pay, Carter lets his accomplices steal the money, so he can take over the circus. Antonio Pirelli and Punchy, who work at the circus, together with lawyer Loophole try to find the thief and get the money back.

Credits

At the Circus Cast

Name Character
John George He was 41, 70 years old when he died as Man Leaving Diner (uncredited)
Kenny Baker He was 5, 81 years old when he died as Jeff Wilson
Edmund Mortimer He was 65, 69 years old when he died as Governor (uncredited)
Groucho Marx He was 49, 86 years old when he died as Attorney J. Cheever Loophole
Larry Steers He was 51, 63 years old when he died as Party Guest (uncredited)
Harpo Marx He was 50, 75 years old when he died as 'Punchy'
Florence Rice She was 32, 67 years old when she died as Julie Randall
Eve Arden She was 31, 82 years old when she died as Peerless Pauline
Margaret Dumont She was 57, 82 years old when she died as Mrs. Suzanna Dukesbury
James Burke He was 53, 81 years old when he died as John Carter
Fritz Feld He was 39, 93 years old when he died as Jardinet
Lillian Randolph She was 40, 81 years old when she died as Black Woman - 'Swingali' (uncredited)
Murdock MacQuarrie He was 61, 63 years old when he died as Attendant (uncredited)
Nat Pendleton He was 44, 72 years old when he died as Goliath
Bobby Hale He was 53, 91 years old when he died as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Emory Parnell He was 46, 86 years old when he died as Ringmaster (uncredited)
Dudley Dickerson He was 32, 61 years old when he died as Singer / Dancer - 'Swingali' (uncredited)
Frank Orth He was 59, 82 years old when he died as Chef in Diner (uncredited)
Jerry Maren He was 19, 98 years old when he died as Little Professor Atom
Harry Hayden He was 56, 72 years old when he died as Conductor (uncredited)
Chico Marx He was 52, 74 years old when he died as Antonio Pirelli
Robert Winkler He was 12, 62 years old when he died as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Barnett Parker He was 53, 54 years old when he died as Whitcomb
Irving Bacon He was 46, 71 years old when he died as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Willie Best He was 23, 45 years old when he died as Redcap (uncredited)
Forbes Murray He was 54, 98 years old when he died as Captain (uncredited)
Matt McHugh He was 45, 77 years old when he died as Cabbie (uncredited)
Frank Darien He was 63, 79 years old when he died as Telegrapher (uncredited)

At the Circus Crew

Name Department
Franz Waxman as Original Music Composer. He was 32 (60) years old when He died Sound
Edwin B. Willis as Set Decoration. He was 46 (70) years old when He died Art
Valles as Costume Design. He was 53 (83) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Laurence Stallings as Writer. He was 44 (73) years old when He died Writing
William H. Terhune as Editor. He was 40 (41) years old when He died Editing
Mervyn LeRoy as Producer. He was 39 (86) years old when He died Production
Cedric Gibbons as Art Direction. He was 46 (67) years old when He died Art
Irving Brecher as Screenplay. He was 25 (94) years old when He died Writing
Leonard Smith as Director of Photography. He was 45 (53) years old when He died Camera
At the Circus poster
At the Circus (85 years)

Keep the world laughing!

  • Release day: Friday, October 20, 1939
  • Runtime: 87 minutes