3 Ring Circus

3 Ring Circus (1954)

Tame a lion. Get shot out of a cannon. Wash an elephant. Jerrico will do anything to become a circus clown.

Jerry and Pete are two friends with no money and are looking for a job. They finally find employment working in a circus, but Jerry has different dreams. He wants to become a clown.

Date of release
1954-12-22
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (24)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Joseph Pevney

Casting

Interesting facts

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.

Production

The film was the second to be shot in VistaVision. A clip was included in a promotional short film titled Paramount Presents VistaVision.

An edited version removing the early military and circus scenes of Martin and Lewis together, as well as Martin's later music numbers, was released by Paramount in 1974 and shown at children's matinees. Retitled Jerrico the Wonder Clown, the abbreviated film lessened Martin's screen time and cast more emphasis on Lewis' character than had the original film.

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