When her circus-performer parents die in an accident, Christine, a young girl, is raised by other circus-performers, including Hagan, a balloon-vender, and Pete Barman as her guardians. When she grows up, she asks to also become a performer, and Barman agrees.

Should you seek out this nearly century-old circus drama today? Short answer: yes, but only if you appreciate the gritty, unpolished textures of silent-era melodrama over modern sp...
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