3 Ring Circus
Directed by	Joseph Pevney
Produced by	Hal B Wallis
Written by	Don McGuire Joseph Pevney
Starring	Jerry Lewis Dean Martin Zsa Zsa Gabor Sig Ruman
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 25, 1954
Running time	103 minutes
Language	English
IMDb profile

3 Ring Circus was filmed from February 17 - March 31, 1954. It was released on December 25, 1954 by Paramount. Joseph Pevney (born September 15, 1911, New York City) is a prolific film and television director, with a directing career that spanned over 80 productions from 1950 to 1984. ... Joseph Pevney (born September 15, 1911, New York City) is a prolific film and television director, with a directing career that spanned over 80 productions from 1950 to 1984. ... Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch on March 16, 1926), is an American comedian, actor, film producer, writer and director known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. ... Dean Martin (June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an Italian-American singer and film actor. ... Zsa Zsa Gabor (born Gábor Sári February 6, 1917) is a Hungarian-American actress and socialite, who, like her two sisters, is best known for her beauty and wealthy lifestyle. ... Sig Ruman (born Siegfried Rumann) (1884-1967) was a German-American actor known for his comic portrayals of pompous villains. ... The Paramount Pictures logo from the 1990s to 2002. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... See also: 1953 in film 1954 1955 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda. ... See also: 1953 in film 1954 1955 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda. ... The Paramount Pictures logo from the 1990s to 2002. ...

Plot

Pete Nelson (Dean Martin) and Jerry Hotchkiss (Jerry Lewis) have just gotten out of the army. Hotchkiss decides to use the G.I. Bill of Rights to become a lion tamer. He gets a job with the Clyde Brent Circus, whose owner, Jill Brent (Joanne Dru) is in financial difficulties, and Nelson tags along. Dean Martin (June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an Italian-American singer and film actor. ... Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch on March 16, 1926), is an American comedian, actor, film producer, writer and director known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. ... The G. I. Bill of Rights or Servicemens Readjustment Act of 1944 provided for college or vocational education for returning World War II veterans as well as one-year of unemployment compensation. ... Joanne Dru (January 31, 1922 – September 10, 1996) was an American film actress. ...

Hotchkiss, while learning the lion trade, also does odd jobs at the circus, including filling in for the Human Cannonball. However, his real dream is to become a circus clown.

Nelson, meanwhile, is shown a romantic interest by Saadia, Queen of the Trapeze (Zsa Zsa Gabor), and quickly gets a job as her assistant. Brent, who has also shown interest in Nelson, becomes jealous. Hotchkiss, after finding Puffo the Clown (Gene Sheldon) in a drunken state, finally realizes his dream and fills in for the intoxicated clown. He takes the name Jerrico the Wonder Clown and becomes the new star of the circus. In the end, Nelson and Brent get together, and the circus is in better shape than ever thanks to the new star. Zsa Zsa Gabor (born Gábor Sári February 6, 1917) is a Hungarian-American actress and socialite, who, like her two sisters, is best known for her beauty and wealthy lifestyle. ...

Trivia

Theatrical poster for the 1978 re-release.

• The film was Martin and Lewis' first film in VistaVision, and a clip from the film was show in the promotional short film Paramount Presents VistaVision.

• An edited version was released by Paramount in 1978 entitled Jerrico The Wonder Clown and shown at children's matinees.

• The circus in the film was a real circus, the Clyde Beatty Circus.

• The clown makeup for Jerrico was devised by Jerry Lewis, and it was reused by Lewis in two of his later solo films, The Family Jewels and Hardly Working.

Martin and Lewis were an American comedy duo, comprised of singer Dean Martin (as the straight man) and comedian Jerry Lewis (as his stooge). ... A VistaVision 35 mm horizontal camera film frame. ... Hardly Working is a 1981 movie starring Jerry Lewis. ...

External links

• 3 Ring Circus at the Internet Movie Database