Mary Gillespie is restoring the Col. Gillespie Circus to its former splendor after her father's death. With the help of her publicist boyfriend Jim, the sell-out crowds are returning to the big top. Egotistical equestrian star Senor Martinet, however, holds $60,000 of notes signed by the Colonel and due in 24 hours. When a mysterious shadowy figure is seen on the circus lot, and Martinet is murdered in the center ring during his performance, there are suspects aplenty, including Vindecco, Martinet's badly abused hunchback assistant.
Rita Hayworth
as Mary Gillespie
Charles Quigley
as Jim Quinn
Marc Lawrence
as Kid Crow
Arthur Loft
as Sheriff Jackson
Dick Curtis
as Carlos
Vernon Dent
as Dutch Schultz
Marjorie Main
as Hannah Gillespie
Donald Kirke
as Peter Martinet
Dwight Frye
as Vindecco
Bess Flowers
as Marianne
William Irving
as Mac
Eddie Fetherston
as Woody
