Carnival Story
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Directed by | Kurt Neumann |
Written by | Marcy Klauber Charles Williams Hans Jacoby Kurt Neumann Dalton Trumbo(uncredited) Michael Wilson(uncredited) |
Produced by | Frank King Maurice King |
Starring | Anne Baxter Steve Cochran Lyle Bettger |
Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
Production companies | King Brothers Productions Westia Film |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Countries | United States West Germany |
Language | English |
Box office | $2 million (US)[2] |
Carnival Storyis a 1954drama filmdirected byKurt Neumann,produced byFrank Kingand Maurice King, starringAnne BaxterandSteve Cochran,and released byRKO Radio Pictures.It was made as aco-productionbetween West Germany and the United States.
Sometimes this film is credited as a3Dfeature, although it wasn't filmed or exhibited in a three-dimensional process.[3]This idea in many sources may be based on a wrong note fromVarietyin 1953.[4]Neumann simultaneously directed aGerman languageversionCircus of LovewithBernhard Wicki,Eva Bartok,andCurd Jürgens.[5]
Themelodramaset in acircuswas filmed at theBavaria StudiosinMunichandon locationin the city. The sets were designed by theart directorsHans KuhnertandTheo Zwierski.The film was shot inAgfacolorwith prints byTechnicolor.
Plot
[edit]Grayson's Amerikanische Wunderschau ( "American Show Of Wonders" ), a traveling carnival, comes toMunichwith acts that include high-dive artist Frank Collini (Lyle Bettger) and silentstrongmanGroppo (Ady Berber). A local girl named Willi (Anne Baxter) picks the pocket of Joe (Steve Cochran), who works for the carny, and he ends up offering her a job.
Joe makes romantic advances to Willi, who tries to resist him but can't. Then Collini asks if she would like to become a part of his act, which involves diving into a flaming tank of water from a great height. He also proposes marriage on Willi's first night as part of the show.
Magazine photographer Bill comes to take their picture as the Great Collinis' fame grows. Collini beats Joe up after catching him with Willi, whereupon Collini plunges to his death after a rung on his high-dive ladder breaks.
Willi inherits $5,000. Joe spends the night with her, but the next morning, he is gone as is her money. She eventually gets Joe to confess that he sawed Collini's rung in two, deliberately causing his death. When Willi asserts her independence from Joe, he tries to strangle her. Hearing her cries for help, Groppo comes to Willi's rescue and chases Joe who tries to escape on aFerris wheel.Groppo climbs to the top of the wheel and throws Joe off, killing Joe; and Groppo is led away by the police.
Cast
[edit]- Anne Baxteras Willi
- Steve Cochranas Joe Hammond
- Lyle Bettgeras Frank Collini
- George Naderas Bill Vines
- Helene Stanleyas Peggy
- Jay C. Flippenas Charley Grayson
- Ady Berberas Groppo
Release
[edit]The King Brothers later sued RKO for mismanaging the distribution and sale of the film, claiming $20,000 in damages.[6]
References
[edit]- ^"Carnival Story: Detail View".American Film Institute.RetrievedJune 1,2014.
- ^"1954 Box Office Champs".Variety Weekly.January 5, 1955. p. 59.- figures are rentals in the US and Canada
- ^"3dlist".the3drevolution.com. 2012-03-31.Retrieved2012-03-31.
- ^"Zum Greifen nah".AllBusiness.com. 2012-03-31.Retrieved2012-03-31.[permanent dead link]
- ^Maltin, Leonard,ed. (2007).Leonard Maltin's 2008 Movie Guide.New York: Signet. p.214.ISBN978-0-451-22186-5.
- ^THOMAS M. PRYOR (Nov 5, 1958). "FILM GROUP FILES SUIT OF $6,030,000: King Brothers Alleges Trust Violations in 3 Releases -- Doris Day in Musical".New York Times.p. 43.
External links
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- Carnival StoryatIMDb
- Carnival Storyis available for free viewing and download at theInternet Archive
- Rummelplatz der LiebeatIMDb
- Carnival StoryatAllMovie
- Carnival Storyat theTCM Movie Database
- 1954 films
- 1954 drama films
- West German films
- German drama films
- Circus films
- Films directed by Kurt Neumann
- RKO Pictures films
- Films set in West Germany
- American multilingual films
- American drama films
- Films with screenplays by Michael Wilson (writer)
- Films with screenplays by Dalton Trumbo
- 1950s multilingual films
- Films shot at Bavaria Studios
- Films shot in Munich
- 1950s English-language films
- 1950s American films
- 1950s German films
- Films scored by Willy Schmidt-Gentner