3 Ring Circus
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| Directed by | Joseph Pevney |
| Produced by | Hal B Wallis |
| Written by | Don McGuire Joseph Pevney |
| Starring | Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Joanne Dru Zsa Zsa Gabor Sig Ruman |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 25, 1954 |
| Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
3 Ring Circus is a 1954 film comedy starring Martin and Lewis. It was filmed from February 17 to March 31, 1954 and released on December 25 by Paramount Pictures. The film was Martin and Lewis' first film in VistaVision, and a clip from the film was shown in the promotional short film Paramount Presents VistaVision.
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Plot
Pete Nelson and Jerry Hotchkiss have just gotten out of the army. Hotchkiss decides to use the G.I. Bill of Rights to become a lion tamer. He gets a job with the Clyde Brent Circus (in reality the Clyde Beatty Circus), whose owner, Jill Brent, is in financial difficulties. Nelson tags along.
Hotchkiss, while learning the lion trade, also does odd jobs at the circus, including filling in for the Human Cannonball. His real dream is to become a circus clown.
Nelson, meanwhile, is shown a romantic interest by Saadia, Queen of the Trapeze, and quickly gets a job as her assistant. Brent, who has also shown interest in Nelson, becomes jealous. Hotchkiss, after finding Puffo the Clown in a drunken state, seizes the opportunity and fills in for Puffo. He takes the name "Jerrico the Wonder Clown" and becomes the new star of the circus.
In the end, Nelson and Brent get together, and the circus is in better shape than ever thanks to its new clown.
Cast
- Dean Martin as Peter 'Pete' Nelson
- Jerry Lewis as Jerome F. 'Jerry' Hotchkiss
- Joanne Dru as Jill Brent
- Zsa Zsa Gabor as Saadia
- Wallace Ford as Sam Morley
- Sig Ruman as Colonel Fritz Schlitz, Lion Tamer
- Gene Sheldon as Puffo the Clown
- Nick Cravat as Timmy
- Elsa Lanchester as The Bearded Lady
Alternate versions
An edited version was released by Paramount in 1978 entitled Jerrico The Wonder Clown and shown at children's matinees.
DVD release
Due to unspecified reasons, this film remains the only Martin and Lewis film without a home release.
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