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A nobleman posing as a salesman falls in love with a circus performer despite being married to the daughter of his country's minister of war.

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Jake Cole Slant Magazine Perhaps inevitably, Merry-Go-Round plays like a Cliff’s Notes version of a von Stroheim film. Apr 6, 2025 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Too many cineastes unfairly make it sound like Rupert Julian was basically the Uwe Boll of the silent era, taking Erich von Stroheim’s baby and murdering it. That’s hardly the case, as this box office hit stands as an absorbing and often moving melodrama. Rated: 3/4 May 10, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A different kind of story, and I liked it for being different and about the strange characters like the hunchback, but in the end the plot is very predictable. I would like to see this again sometime, though. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Rupert Julian

Director

Erich von Stroheim

Director

Norman Kerry

Count Franz Maximilian Von Hohenegg

Mary Philbin

Agnes Urban

Dale Fuller

Marianka Huber

Maude George

Madame Elvira
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Merry-Go-Round

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Movie Info

Synopsis A nobleman posing as a salesman falls in love with a circus performer despite being married to the daughter of his country's minister of war.
Director
Rupert Julian, Erich von Stroheim
Producer
Irving Thalberg
Screenwriter
Finis Fox
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Genre
Drama
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 11, 2016
Runtime
1h 50m