With the help of his assistant Anja, Ottocaro Weiss intends to put the plague on stage: circumstances beyond his control and a lack of fresh talent have forced him to close down his flea circus. For Weiss, the plague means the «extinction of everything that makes life miserable and low and freedom along with it. Unbeknownst to him, he has won the support of a patron who is of the exact opposite opinion: for Johannes Wagner, the plague is an organising principle, and, aided by his agent Moosbrugger, he is able to smuggle a new number onto the programme. Whereas Ottocaro Weiss means to represent the plague theatrically, what appears on stage is the scientific reality of the rat-borne infestation.

A woman climbs out of bed and lifts her nightdress to search for a flea. Reconstructed from a late 1800s flip book

Using digitally remastered versions of the original film reels, as well as thousands of pages of once-secret FBI files and official documents related to the investigation, 'Scandalous' takes you deep inside the story that shocked Hollywood and the entire world. Nearly 60 years after the death of Marilyn Monroe first captivated the world, 'Scandalous' can finally answer many of the questions that still stubbornly remain.

Documentary taking a look at the making of Night Moves.

Nellie is lured to the circus by Rudolf Ratbone.

A child flees his abusive father and takes refuge with a clown.

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Lure of the Circus is a 1918 American adventure film serial directed by J. P. McGowan.

Follows the director of a large plant, acutely aware of his personal responsibility to society for everything he is involved in.