The Circus Cowboy (1924)

Melodrama | 11 May 1924

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Release Date:
11 May 1924
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Fox Film Corp.
6 May 1924
LP20161
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
4,175
Length(in reels):
5
Country:
United States
SYNOPSIS

After a 2-year absence, Buck Saxon returns home to find his girl, Norma, married to the town's wealthiest citizen, Ezra Bagley, yet professing to love Buck. Unjustly accused of attempting to murder Bagley, he escapes and joins a circus, where he falls in love with Bird, a tightrope walker, proves his innocence of the charge, and marries ...

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After a 2-year absence, Buck Saxon returns home to find his girl, Norma, married to the town's wealthiest citizen, Ezra Bagley, yet professing to love Buck. Unjustly accused of attempting to murder Bagley, he escapes and joins a circus, where he falls in love with Bird, a tightrope walker, proves his innocence of the charge, and marries Bird.

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Carnival/Circus


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