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Auction History Result g177 DEVIL'S CIRCUS linen Belgian 24x33 movie poster '26 Norma Shearer Date Sold 12/19/2006Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Belgian Movie Poster (measures 24" x 33") (Learn More) The Devil's Circus, the 1926 Benjamin Christensen silent romantic love triangle circus performer melodrama ("Behind the Scenes of Circus Life"; from the story by by Benjamin Christensen; a wild story of a young girl who falls in love with a handsome pickpocket, but he is sent to jail, and desperate, she goes to work in a circus, doing a high wire act over an open lion cage; the lion tamer falls in love with her, but his girlfriend is insanely jealous, and she sabotages the high wire, and the girl falls and is severely injured; seven years later, the pickpocket is released from jail and becomes an honest shoemaker and marries his former girlfriend; but when he learns about what the lion tamer did, he seeks revenge, but discovers that the man was injured during the war and has become a blind beggar!) starring Norma Shearer, Charles Emmett Mack, Carmel Myers, John Miljan, and Claire McDowell. Note that a February 6th, 1926 Film Daily article mentioned that Karl Dane was one of the cast, but his scenes were removed from the final film. We are not sure what his role would have been but we have seen stills featuring Dane in a black & white Pierrot clown costume. Finally, note that acclaimed Danish director Benjamin Christensen came to the U.S. in 1926 and directed this movie, followed by six more. Three of the seven films are lost. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: G. Rader Condition: very good to fine. The poster was never folded. It had creases, tears, pinholes, and some tiny areas of paper loss in the blank borders (more so in the top border), and there was a 1 1/2" tear in the center of the top border. Overall, the poster was in very good to fine condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well. Learn More about condition grades 
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