The Flying Fontaines

1959 film
  • December 1959 (1959-12)
Running time
84 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Flying Fontaines is a 1959 American circus film about trapeze artists. It stars Michael Callan.

Plot

Rick Rias gets out of the army and returns to his old job as a trapeze artist. He discovers his old girlfriend has married another trapeze artist.

Cast

  • Michael Callan as Rick Rias
  • Evy Norlund as Suzanne Fontaine
  • Joan Evans as Jan Fontaine
  • Rian Garrick as Bill Rand
  • Joe De Santis as Roberto Rias
  • Roger Perry as Paul Fontaine
  • Jeanne Manet as Michele Fontaine
  • John Van Dreelen as Victor Fontaine
  • Barbara Kelley as Margie

Veteran actor Pierre Watkin appears uncredited in his last film role as a doctor.

Production

It was one of a number of circus-themed films around this time that followed from the success of Trapeze (1956) (others were Toby Tyler and The Big Circus). The film was originally known as High Trap. Filming started 20 April 1959.[1] The sets were designed by the veteran art director Paul Palmentola, his last film credit.

References

  1. ^ "THALBERG AWARD TO JACK WARNER: Studio President Cited for High Quality of Movies -Ladd's Co-Stars Named". New York Times. Mar 26, 1959. p. 27.

External links

  • The Flying Fontaines at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • The Flying Fontaines at the TCM Movie Database
  • Review of film at New York Times
  • The Flying Fontaines at Letterbox DVD
  • The Flying Fontaines at BFI
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