A 1920s circus performer uses every means at his disposal to achieve fame and fortune at the expense of others.
Richard Barthelmess
Pierre Radier aka Paul Rader
Jean Muir
Joanna Ryan Croy
Marjorie Rambeau
Mme. Azais
Verree Teasdale
Lady Claire Benston
Florence Eldridge
Leah Ernst
Dorothy Burgess
Hazel Flint Radier
Hobart Cavanaugh
Henry Mueller
William Janney
Young Pierre Croy
Arthur Hohl
Homer Flint
Theodore Newton
Elmer Croy
Maidel Turner
Aunt Clara Weingartner
Mickey Rentschler
Young Pierre as a Child
Hell's Angels
New Moon
Shooting Straight
In Gay Madrid
Dixiana
Paradise Island
The Greatest Show on Earth
One from the Heart
Trapeze
Lili
The Lost Husband
Flamingo Road
The American Mall
Viva Maria!
Bride of the Regiment
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Maria's Lovers
Broke
Time Is Up