The Side Show of Life is a 1924 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky, directed by Herbert Brenon and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on the 1920 novel The Mountebank by William J. Locke, which had been turned into a play by Ernest Denny.
Cast
Production Ernest Torrence stars in the role of a clown during World War I which is similar to that of Lon Chaney's in He Who Gets Slapped, released that same year, and in Laugh, Clown, Laugh, released four years later. Norman Trevor starred in the Broadway play in 1923.The Mountebank produced by Charles Frohman Inc., Lyceum Theatre, New York; 1923
Preservation A seemingly unobtainable print of The Side Show of Life survives in the Gosfilmofond archive, Moscow, Russia.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Side Show of Life
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External links
Original lobby poster The Side Show of Life Lobby poster Glass slide; coming attraction