Under the Top

1919 0h 50m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Jimmie, a small-town boy, visits a traveling circus passing through town. he falls in love with Pansy, the daughter of the circus' tightrope walker, after he saves her from a gang of thugs...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fred Stone
Jimmie Jones
Ella Hall
Pansy O'Neill
Lester Le May
Terry O'Neill
Sylvia Ashton
Lotta Crust
James Cruze
'Foxy' Stillmore
Guy Oliver
Jay Trimmer
Charles Ogle
Otto B. Shott
Noah Beery
Prof. De Como

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Donald Crisp
Writers: Gardner Hunting, Anita Loos, John Emerson
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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107 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Donald Crisp, shot by Henry Kotani. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Fred Stone and Ella Hall and Lester Le May carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0010818 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Donald Crisp directs. Henry Kotani behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2107 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Donald Crisp, shot by Henry Kotani. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Fred Stone and Ella Hall and Lester Le May carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0010818 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.