The Circus Man is a 1914 silent film produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Oscar Apfel and written by Cecil B. DeMille from a story based on the novel The Rose in the Ring by George Barr McCutcheon. It is preserved at the Library of Congress.
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, 50minutes Directed byOscar Apfel, Cecil B. DeMille OriginUSA GenresDrama, Crime ThemesFilms based on plays ActorsEdward Abeles, Sessue Hayakawa, Betty Schade, Jane Darwell, Theodore Roberts, Monroe Salisbury Rating46% Ted Ewing (Edward Abeles) invests both his own and the money of his fiancée, Nora Heldreth (Betty Schade), when a broker friend offers big investment returns. After the broker friend disappears, though, Ewing believes that he has squandered their money, and sets out on a course of action to recover it. He takes out a life insurance policy and then tries to get himself "accidentally" killed. His numerous attempts are to no avail. Next he hires some strong arms to kill him since they have apparently been following him anyway. He gives the money for his murder for hire to his valet, Oki (Sessue Hayakawa). But then the broker returns and Ewing discovers that his investment has doubled! With the strong arms after him, Ewing must straighten out the situation before it's too late.
Sheila Conroy, un mannequin, emprunte une robe pour se rendre à une fête. Harlan, un escroc de la société se faisant passer pour un agent du gouvernement, lui offre un poste d'assistante. Elle accepte ce poste pour aider sa sœur, Lilly, et le mari de Lilly, Billy. Ce dernier a détourné de l'argent de son entreprise et risque d'être découvert. La mission de Sheila est d'obtenir les "preuves" nécessaires sur Mme Bordon, une riche veuve qui a fait entrer clandestinement un joyau de grande valeur dans le pays. Channing Maynard, un vrai agent du gouvernement qui est amoureux de Sheila, démasque Harlan et épouse Sheila.