''Carnival Lady'' is a 1933 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Howard Higgin Howard Higgin (February 15, 1891 – December 16, 1938) was an American writer and director of motion pictures in the 1920s and 1930s. Biography After graduating from the Pratt Institute, Higgin began working at the architectural firm McKim, Mead ...

and starring

Boots Mallory Patricia "Boots" Mallory (October 22, 1913 – December 1, 1958) was an American film actress, dancer, and model. Career Mallory was born on October 22, 1913. She grew up in Mobile, Alabama, where her father operated a tugboat. She becam ...

, Allen Vincent and

Donald Kerr Donald MacLean Kerr, Jr. (born April 8, 1939) served as the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence from 2007 to 2009. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday, October 4, 2007. In March 2009, he received the National Intell ...

.Pitts p.166 The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...

Lewis J. Rachmil.

Plot

Cast

as Penny Lee * Allen Vincent as Tom Warren * Donald Kerr as Dick * Rollo Lloyd as Harry * Jason Robards Sr. as Jim Ryan *

Gertrude Astor Gertrude Astor (born Gertrude Irene Eyster; November 9, 1887 – November 9, 1977) was an American motion picture character actress, who began her career playing trombone in a woman's band. Early years Astor was born on November 9, 1887, in ...

as Zandra, Fortune Teller * Anita Faye as Trixie * Richard Hayes as P.T. 'Porky' Owens * Earl McDonald as Carl *

Kit Guard Kit Guard (born Christen Klitgaard May 5, 1894 - July 18, 1961) was a Danish-American actor whose career started in the 1920s. In the sound era, Guard would often be cast in supporting roles as “a small-time hood.” Biography and career Gua ...

as Gorilla Watson *

Angelo Rossitto Angelo Salvatore Rossitto (February 18, 1908 – September 21, 1991) was an American actor and voice artist. He had dwarfism and was tall, and was often billed as Little Angie or Moe. Angelo first appeared in silent films opposite Lon Chaney a ...

as Dwarf (uncredited)

References

Bibliography

* Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

* 1933 films 1933 drama films American drama films Films directed by Howard Higgin 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{drama-film-stub