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 Big Circus going to produce and direct for Columbia and intended to have parts for 40 stars, similar to how he made "The Story of Mankind". He wound up making the film for Allied Artists. Filming started in January 1959 at the MGM studios. Allen was interested in making "an exciting colourful show - something the public can't see on television." Filming took place in early 1959. Famed circus performer Barbette served on the film as a consultant. The Big Circus The Big Circus is a 1959 film starring Victor Mature as a circus owner struggling with financial trouble and a murderous