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Carnival Story [1954]

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Director:Kurt Neumann
Writer:Charles Williams [II]
Hans Jacoby
Kurt Neumann
Composer:Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Length:95 minutes
(1 hour 35 minutes)
MPAA Rating:UR
Sorting Category:Drama
IMDB Rating:5.6/10
Amazon Rating:3.5/5 stars
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  • Romance
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Synopsis: An American carnival in Germany sets the scene for sin, sex and melodrama.


Reaction: Not terribly compelling, but not bad either. It's predictably tragic, but enjoyable enough.


Personal Rating: 6/10

Select Cast and Crew
Kurt Neumann => Director / Writer
Charles Williams [II] => Writer
Hans Jacoby => Writer
Willy Schmidt-Gentner => Composer
Ady Berber => Groppo (as Adi Berber)
Anne Baxter => Willie
George Nader => Bill Vines
Helene Stanley => Peggy
Jay C. Flippen => Charley Grayson
Lyle Bettger => Frank Colloni
Steve Cochran => Joe Hammond

Random Trivia For This Title:

  • Was supposed to be shot in 3-D, but was scrapped just before shooting commenced.
  • This was filmed simultaneously in a German language version, Circus of Love. The cast of the German version can be seen in uncredited cameo appearances in the English language version, and vice versa.