Despite this being a circus film and I usually hate circus films, this one was pretty good. While it was far from perfect, the acting and writing were good. What I also liked was the seamless way the actors did the trapeze work. I realize some stunt people must have been used, but also know that Burt Lancaster was quite the athlete and was pretty competent on the trapeze, so the stunt-work was less extensive than it might have been with other actors. In some ways it seemed like a non-comedic version of the Crimson Pirate due to all the flips and tumbles. About the only short-coming, and it was minor, was that the romantic aspects of the film seemed to be the weakest link because the viewer ultimately KNOWS what MUST happen in the plot. But, it still somehow works out fine.
Review of Trapeze
