The Big Circus The Big Circus The Big Circus is a 1959 film starring Victor Mature as a circus owner struggling with financial trouble and a murderous unknown saboteur. It was produced and co-written by Irwin Allen, later known for a series of big-budget disaster films. Hank Whirling (Mature) needs a bank loan to keep his Whirling Circus going. He gets it from a stuffy New York City bank, but only on the condition he take along accountant Randy Sherman (Red Buttons) and publicist Helen Harrison (Rhonda Fleming) to help the circus turn a profit. Hank's top act is the Colino trapeze troupe,
The American Metaphysical Circus of America" was relegated to cut-out bins shortly after its 1968 release. It has become a popular and oft-repeated misconception, with the more recent revival of interest in The United States of America, that "The American Metaphysical Circus" was not as popular or a commercial success, whereas information discussed by Byrd surrounding the Napster case and the experience of American record enthusiasts confirms exactly the opposite. Prior to its re-release, mint vinyl copies of "The American Metaphysical Circus" were sold by collectors for prices sometimes in excess of $100US, and both the original 1969 issue and 1996 CD still command