Story Line
In search of a better life, a German girl named Willi joins an American carnival passing through Munich. While traveling from town to town, she is torn between two suitors: cruel carnival barker Joe and kindhearted high-dive artist Frank. Frank gets the upper hand when he asks Willi to join his act. The partners soon become the most popular attraction at the carnival. But tragedy is only a slip away.
“The Story of a Woman's Shame!”
Top Cast
Anne Baxter
Willi
Steve Cochran
Joe Hammond
Lyle Bettger
Frank Colloni
George Nader
Bill Vines
Jay C. Flippen
Charley Grayson
Helene Stanley
Peggy
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Rating
4.6/ 10
Release Date
1954-04-16
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama
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User Reviews (2)
John Chard
5/10
•7/26/2014You will go wherever I tell you.
Kurt Neumann directs Carnival Story, starring Anne Baxter, Steve Cochran, Lyle Bettger, George Nader and Jay C. Flippen. Music is by Willy Schmidt-Gentner and cinematography by Ernest Haller.
Set in Munich, Germ...
CinemaSerf
5/10
•11/21/2022Maybe not a film Anne Baxter will look upon whilst compiling a list of her top ten films. She plays "Willie" who runs away to join a circus in Germany where she quickly learns the ropes, rising to become the star turn. Meantime, she has fallen for th...