The Spell of the Circus

The Spell of the Circus (1931) is a Universal 10-chapter movie serial. Francis X. Bushman Jr. played the trick horseback rider/hero Jack Grant. This is considered to be a lost film.

Plot

Butte Morgan (villain) plans to take over a circus by marrying Maria Wallace, the daughter of the circus's owner. She, however, is interested only in the trick rider Jack Grant..

Cast

• Francis X. Bushman Jr. (aka Ralph Bushman) as Jack Grant, the circus' cowboy rider
• Alberta Vaughn as Maria Wallace, daughter of the circus' owner
• Tom London as Butte Morgan, intends to take over the circus by marrying Maria
• Walter Shumway as George Wallace, circus owner
• Charles Murphy as Hank Harris
• Monte Montague as Totto
• Bobby Nelson as Bobby

Chapter titles

1. A Menacing Monster
2. The Phantom Shadow
3. Racing with Death
4. A Scream of Terror
5. A Leap for Life
6. A Fatal Wedding
7. A Villain Unmasked
8. The Baited Trap
9. The Terror Tent
10. The Call of the Circus

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See also

• List of film serials
• List of film serials by studio

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