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The Star of the Side Show
(1912) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Lucius Henderson

Cast: Marie Eline [the star of the side show, a midget], Bertha Blanchard [the albino], David H. Thompson (David Thompson) [the strong man], May Carr [the fat lady], Fanny Gregory (Fannie Gregory) [the bearded lady], Robert Milasch [the giant], Mignon Anderson, Carl Le Viness

Thanhouser Company production; distributed by Motion Picture Distributing & Sales Company. / Stage manager, Jack Noble (John W. Noble). Cinematography by Carl Gregory. / No copyright registration. Released 2 April 1912. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists in the film holdings of JEF Films, Incorporated.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 20 October 2013.

References: Tarbox-Lost pp. 106, 279 : Website-IMDb; Website-Thanhouser.

Home video: DVD.