"Thrill tinted romance from the lives of those that live to make you laugh..hiding their tears behind a smile."
In 'The Circus Kid', Buddy, an orphan who runs away from a a harsh orphanage, joins Cadwallader's Circus.
Social & External
The people behind it
Frankie Darro
Buddy
Poodles Hanneford
Poodles
Joe E. Brown
King Kruger
Helene Costello
Trixie
Lionel Belmore
Beezicks
John Gough
Skelly Crosley
Syd Crossley
Skelly's Runner
Charles Gemora
Zozo - the Gorilla
Frank Hemphill
Officer
Clarence Moorehouse
Minor Supporting Role
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Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the love and strength the family can muster to restore hope.
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