There seems to be no complete list that chronicles a full or even somewhat complete filmography of circus and carnival themed films or documentaries. To fill that void, I will be starting such a list here on this day, May 21st, 2017…the day of the final Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey performance. This list will grow as I find more films to add. This list will not include lost films.
*If you would like to contribute to this list, just leave a comment below
1920s
- (1925)Sally of the Sawdust
- (1925)The Unholy Three
- (1927)Mickey's Circus
- (1928)Laugh, Clown, Laugh
- (1928)The Circus
- (1928)The Circus Kid
- (1928)The Man Who Laughs
1930s
- (1930)The Unholy Three(Remake)
- (1932)Freaks
- (1932)Polly of the Circus
- (1932)The Chimp
- (1933)Hoop-La
- (1934)The Circus Clown
- (1934)The Circus Comes to Town
- (1936)Charlie Chan at the Circus
- (1936)Circus
- (1937)Circus Girl
- (1938)Under the Big Top
- (1939)At the Circus
1940s
- (1940)Chad Hanna
- (1941)Dumbo
- (1941)The Wagons Roll at Night
- (1946)Here Comes the Circus
- (1947)Circus Animals
- (1949)Circus Day in Our Town
1950s
- (1951)Texas Carnival
- (1952)The Greatest Show on Earth
- (1953)Lili
- (1953)Man on a Tightrope
- (1953)Sawdust and Tinsel
- (1954)3 Ring Circus
- (1954)Carnival Story
- (1954)La Strada(The Road)
- (1954)Ring of Fear
- (1955)King of the Carnival
- (1956)Trapeze
- (1959)The Big Circus
- (1959)The Flying Fontaines
1960s
- (1960)Circus of Horrors
- (1960)Toby Tyler
- (1962)Billy Rose's Jumbo
- (1963)Papa's Delicate Condition
- (1964)7 Faces of Dr. Lao
- (1964)Circus World
- (1964)Roustabout
- (1965)Viva Maria!
- (1966)Circus Day
- (1966)Denny Furbush Presents The Circus: 1966
- (1966)Psycho Circus(Circus of Fear)
- (1966)Rings Around the World
- (1967)Berserk!
- (1967)The Clown and the Kids
- (1968)Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos(Artists in the Big Top: Perplexed)
1970s
- (1970)I Clown
- (1970)Mera Naam Joker
- (1972)Vampire Circus
- (1976)High Grass Circus
- (1976)World Within a Ring
- (1978)El circo de Capulina(The Circus of Capulina)
- (1978)Thampu
- (1978)The Great Wellendas
- (1979)Clown Festival
1980s
- (1980)Carny
- (1981)Carnival Magic
- (1981)Freedom(submitted by Marc Perry)
- (1981)My Father the Circus King
- (1981)Some Call Them...Freaks
- (1981)The Funhouse
- (1981)When the Circus Came to Town
- (1983)Something Wicked This Was Comes
- (1986)Barnum
- (1986)Barnum!
- (1987)How To Be A Clown
- (1988)Big Top Pee-Wee
- (1989)Santa Sangre(Holy Blood)
1990s
- (1992)Clowning Around
- (1993)Outrage(¡Dispara!)
- (1995)A Day on Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus
- (1996)Sideshow: Alive on the Inside
- (1999)P.T. Barnum
2000s
- (2000)Ringling Brothers: Kings of the Circus
- (2002)Starkess: Circus Girls in India
- (2005)Balancing Acts
- (2005)Traveling Sideshow: Shocked and Amazed
- (2006)Dark Ride
- (2007)American Carny: True Tales from the Circus Sideshow
- (2007)Freakshow
- (2008)Cat Dancers
- (2008)Circus Rosaire
- (2009)Cirque du Freak:The Vampire's Assistant
- (2009)The Butterfly Circus
2010s
- (2009)The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia
- (2010)The Last Circus
- (2011)Circus Dreams
- (2011)Hey Rube! Ft. The Monsters of Schlock
- (2011)The Clown
- (2011)Water for Elephants
- (2012)The Devil's Carnival
- (2012)Without a Net
- (2013)World Circus
- (2014)The Flight Fantastic
- (2015)After Circus
- (2015)The Show of Shows
- (2015)Wild Women-Gentle Beast
- (2017)The Greatest Showman
Television Programs
- American Horror Story: Freak Show(2014-2015)
- Bozo's Circus(1961-1980)
- Circus(PBS)(2010)
- Circus Boy(1956-1958)
- Dumbo's Circus(1985-1986)
- Super Circus(1951-1952)
Television Episodes
- Mister Rodgers' Neighborhood (Season 18, Episode 5, 11/27/1987)
- Rugrats (Season 9, Episode 5a, Clown Around, 2003)
You need to add the Humphrey Bogart movie "The Wagons Roll At Night" released in 1941
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great film! All added! Thank you for the addition!
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