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  • Carnival Queen (1937)
  • Passed
    66 min | Crime, Romance
Carnival Queen (1937)
Passed
66 min | Crime, Romance

Heiress Marion Prescott, whose only interests are society and her pet Pekingese dog, "Kiki," learns that she has lost almost all her money in the Great Depression. She and her guardian, Spaulding, look through her few remaining assets and ...See moreHeiress Marion Prescott, whose only interests are society and her pet Pekingese dog, "Kiki," learns that she has lost almost all her money in the Great Depression. She and her guardian, Spaulding, look through her few remaining assets and discover her ownership of "Prescott's Mammoth Carnival." Spaulding tells her that her late father's love of adventure led him to organize the carnival that, while profitable in its early years, has been a steady money-loser of late. The two decide to examine the carnival first-hand. Seeing the carnival in shambles, Spaulding realizes that its manager, Bert MacGregor, has been deliberately wrecking the carnival. He demotes Bert and promotes Art Calhoun in his place. Bert, stuck with merely running his gambling games, swears revenge. Intrigued by the carnival, Marion takes a job incognito as Art's secretary. The two, though attracted to each other, have numerous temperamental clashes, brought on by their two dogs, "Kiki" and "Missouri." While playing an engagement designed to raise money for a veterans' group, Art discovers that Bert has been fixing the game wheel. The two fight, with Art knocking out Bert. Returning to his henchmen, Bert once again swears his revenge. After collecting the receipts, Art is mugged on his way to the veterans' group, and the money is stolen. After a search of the carnival, the money box is found in Marion's suitcase in the tent of Professor Sylva, for whom she acts as a magician's assistant. Art confesses to the crime to cover for Marion, but the two end up in jail. A telegram arrives, establishing Marion as the owner of the carnival and the two are released, but Art is angered by Marion's deception. As the constable begins to fingerprint all the carnival people in search for the real thief, Bert and his gang realize they are on the spot. Not only did they steal the money box, but they are actually a group of bank robbers, led by Sylva, who have been using the carnival as a cover. Sylva shoots his dim-witted assistant, Fingers, starts a fire in his tent, and then makes a run for it. Art is assisted in capturing the gang by Jacoby, a detective for the Bankers' Association. With Sylva, Bert and the gang captured, Art is cleared of the robbery; however, the carnival is in dire straits, having been half-burned, with no money to re-build. When Marion agrees to sell her house in Ben Harbor, and gives up society life forever to re-build the carnival, Art takes her in his arms. Thus, they begin a new life as the king and queen of the carnival. See less
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Director
Writers
Richard Wormser (novel "Love in the Mud") | James Mulhauser (screenplay) | Harold Buckley (screenplay)
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Updated Oct 3, 1937

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Oct 3, 1937 (United States)

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37 cast members
Name Known for
Robert Wilcox
Art Calhoun Art Calhoun   See fewer
Dorothea Kent
Marion Prescott Marion Prescott   See fewer
Hobart Cavanaugh
Profesor Silva Profesor Silva   See fewer
G. Pat Collins
Bert MacGregor Bert MacGregor   See fewer
Harry Tyler
Fingers Fingers   See fewer
Ernest Cossart
Spaulding Spaulding   See fewer
Billy Wayne
Hanlin Hanlin   See fewer
Jonathan Hale
Robert Jacoby Robert Jacoby   See fewer
Raymond Brown
Constable Constable   See fewer
Frank Lackteen
Ala Ben Ala Ala Ben Ala   See fewer
Jack Rube Clifford
Deputy Constable (as Jack Clifford) Deputy Constable (as Jack Clifford)   See fewer
Jolly Lee Harvey
Actress Actress   See fewer
Sam Bennett
Carnival Man (uncredited) Carnival Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Bernard
Advertising Man (uncredited) Advertising Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Bletcher
Barker (uncredited) Barker (uncredited)   See fewer
Wade Boteler
Turnkey (uncredited) Turnkey (uncredited)   See fewer
Ed Brady
Nosey (uncredited) Nosey (uncredited)   See fewer
Lane Chandler
Advertising Man (uncredited) Advertising Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Heinie Conklin
Smart Aleck (uncredited) Smart Aleck (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Dorety
Carnival Man (uncredited) Carnival Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Lloyd Ford
Carnival Man (uncredited) Carnival Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Rita Gould
Jeanette (uncredited) Jeanette (uncredited)   See fewer
William Gould
Judge (uncredited) Judge (uncredited)   See fewer
Maynard Holmes
Sucker for Gyp Game (uncredited) Sucker for Gyp Game (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Homans
Captain Charters (uncredited) Captain Charters (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Marlowe
Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Gertrude Messinger
Small Young Woman (uncredited) Small Young Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Moore
Carnival Man (uncredited) Carnival Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Newlan
Husky Man (uncredited) Husky Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Spec O'Donnell
Messenger Boy (uncredited) Messenger Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Roberts
Carnival Man (uncredited) Carnival Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Cap Somers
Carnival Man (uncredited) Carnival Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Foy Van Dolsen
Barker (uncredited) Barker (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Watt
Carnival Man (uncredited) Carnival Man (uncredited)   See fewer
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