Billy Rose's Jumbo

G

Released Dec 6, 1962

2h 3m

Musical

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Pop and Kitty Wonder are father-and-daughter circus hands trying to save their tiny business from rival owner John Noble, whose son, Sam has secretly joined their circus as a tightrope walker, calling himself Sam Rawlins. Kitty falls for Sam, not knowing his relationship to their enemy.

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 3/5

Aug 11, 2005

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 2/5

May 26, 2005

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

nowhere near classic status

Rated: 3/5

May 16, 2005

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steve d

Not the least bit entertaining.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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The best musical movie ever made!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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MGM's colorful circus musical is an old-fashioned delight marred only by an over-the-top finale with a pedestrian song ("Sawdust, Spangles & Dreams") by Roger Edens; Rodgers & Hart's songs, from the original 1935 production at the Hippodrome, include "My Romance," "Over and Over Again," and "Little Girl Blue." Doris Day's final on-screen musical.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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It was okay. It didn't hold my attention really. I let it play through and glanced up every now and then but I didn't really seem to miss anything.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Doris Day shines and is a huge delight in this movie. I loved the songs and circus numbers in this movie! When Doris Day rolls them loaded dice and wins back the money, you know this movie will turn out good! Trust me it does!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Did Stephen Boyd do his own singing in Jumbo? Please, "I gotsta know"

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Charles Walters

Director

Doris Day

Kitty Wonder

Stephen Boyd

Sam Rawlins

Jimmy Durante

Anthony "Pop" Wonder

Martha Raye

Lulu

Dean Jagger

John Noble

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Synopsis

Pop and Kitty Wonder are father-and-daughter circus hands trying to save their tiny business from rival owner John Noble, whose son, Sam has secretly joined their circus as a tightrope walker, calling himself Sam Rawlins. Kitty falls for Sam, not knowing his relationship to their enemy.

Director: Charles Walters
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating: G
Genre: Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 6, 1962, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2016
Runtime: 2h 3m

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