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Synopsis: In the early years of the 20th century, Matt Masters takes his rambling Wild West Show to Europe. His decision is prompted by his desire to find Lili Alfredo, who disappeared fourteen years earlier following the death of her husband, The Flying Alfredo. At the time it was believed that Alfredo dived to his death deliberately when he realized his wife loved Matt and not him. Toni, a beautiful trapeze performer, raised by Matt is actually Lili's daughter, and she is in love with Steve McCabe, one of the stars on Matt's show. Doing their first show in Barcelona, aboard a ship, the ship keels over and Matt loses his show. Now broke, he leaves for Paris with Toni, Steve and his long-time friend, Cap Carson, to seek a job with Colonel Purdy's Wild West Show. But a year later, Matt has rebuilt his own show. First to be signed is a remarkable 12-year-old wire-walker named Giovana, and her guardian, Tojo the Clown, whose real named is Aldo Alfredo, formerly of the Flying Alfredos. Continuing hi
Genre: Drama, Western
Director(s): Henry Hathaway
Production: Paramount Pictures
  Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
APPROVED
Year:
1964
135 min
182 Views


I'll hurry, if you'll take me

to the party.

There's no chance.

It's no place for kids.

Kids!

I'm a Sicilian woman!

You ever hear of a vendetta'?

Stop making those faces!

It makes you Look nutty.

Sicilians are sensitive

and proud like horses.

You just remember that.

When you insult a Sicilian

it's for all his life, and yours.

That's a 'vendetta.

Thank you, very much

for the information.

Now, are you coming, or not?

Go by yourself.

Go on.

- Go!

- All right!

Steve!

Steve!

I hope you get seasick.

All the way.

Take her all the way up.

That's it. Hold it.

All right, swing it in.

Take it in.

Come on, there!

You did it!

That's my point!

Let it ride, boys!

Fifty! Cover me!

Snake eyes!

Pardon me. I'm Billy Hannegan

of Billboard Magazine.

Aren't you the daughter of the world's

most renowned artists,

- The Flying Alfredos?

- Yes.

I knew it, I knew it the first time

I saw you.

Oh, Lili's beautiful face

and the carriage

it's unmistakable.

Did you know my father?

We were great chums, yeah.

- Any news of your mother?

- I don't talk about her.

It's been fourteen years since

she disappeared, hasn't it?

I don't know.

I think it has.

The night since your father had

his fatal accident,

fourteen years to the day.

You've never heard from your

mother since that sad night?

Well, if it isn't my old pal

Hannegan!

If there's anything I'm gonna miss

in Europe

..it's the Billboard and Hannegan.

- Bring me a cup of coffee.

- Yes, Matt.

But, coffee is on board.

You're spoiling a good feature story,

Matt.

- The story is dead.

- Not this one, my friend.

It's just coming alive:

Will the renowned Lili Alfredo

come out of hiding to greet

her lovely daughter?

- Shake down.

- Oh, no, no, no.

There's a real tear in it.

How much will Billboard pay

for this tear.

Well, if I let myself go

I might fill 25 dollars worth

of space with it.

Here's fifty.

Write it for me. Send it to

Matt Masters, Europe.

That's very good of you, Matt.

I appreciate talent.

- I don't deserve it.

- I agree.

The key to the city.

Barcelona is yours.

Thank you, very much.

Ladies and gentlemen!

The slide for Life!

Here.

I'm all right.

Bring out those cargo knots.

Get them over the side.

Get a move on!

Bring out those cargo nets!

The cargo nets!

Hi, Simba!

Oh, boy, oh, boy.

Whoa, boy!

Easy, easy.

Yah!

Get in the cage!

Get back in the cage!

Cap!

Swing that boom around.

Give me a line.

Okay.

Will you swing that boom

right over to him?

How's Toni? Where's Toni?

She's all right.

She's on a lifeboat.

If we lose that canvas we re

out of business.

Look, your honor.

Tell him that we've got divers down

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Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht (1894–1964) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist and novelist. A journalist in his youth, he went on to write thirty-five books and some of the most entertaining screenplays and plays in America. He received screen credits, alone or in collaboration, for the stories or screenplays of some seventy films. more…

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