Circus Life (Austrian title, Zirkus Leben, German: Schatten der Manege) is a 1931 German mystery drama film directed by Heinz Paul, starring Liane Haid, Oscar Marion and Trude Berliner. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and at the Zirkus Busch in the city. It was released in America in 1932.
An acrobat has affairs with both Elvira Starke, who owns and runs the circus, and Kitty, who performs in an equestrian act. He is then shot dead and police investigate.