April 25, 1941
84 minutes
DramaRomance
The Wagons Roll at Night
An escaped circus lion provides the impetus for the meeting of carnival owner Nick Coster and Matt Varney, a small-town man who suddenly becomes a lion tamer when he manages to subdue the big cat. While acclimating to carnival life, Matt begins a romance with Nick's sister, Mary, causing tension between Matt and Nick. The latter must also juggle his stormy relationship with glamorous circus star Flo Lorraine.
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Cast
Humphrey Bogart
(Nick Coster)
Sylvia Sidney
(Flo Lorraine)
Eddie Albert
(Matt Varney)
Joan Leslie
(Mary Coster)
Sig Ruman
(Hoffman the Great)
Cliff Clark
(Doc)
Charley Foy
(Snapper)
Frank Wilcox
(Tex)
John Ridgely
(Arch)
Clara Blandick
(Mrs. Williams)
Aldrich Bowker
(Mr. Williams)
Garry Owen
(Gus)
Jack Mower
(Bundy)
Frank Mayo
(Wally)
Eddie Acuff
(Pickpocket Victim (uncredited))
John Dilson
(Minister (uncredited))
Dick Elliott
(Mr. Paddleford (uncredited))
Sol Gorss
(Trainer with Tex (uncredited))
George Guhl
(Deputy Sheriff (uncredited))
Eddie Hall
(Man Running from Escaped Lion (uncredited))
Grace Hayle
(Mrs. Grebnick (uncredited))
Fay Helm
(Wife (uncredited))
Stuart Holmes
(Rural Taxi Driver (uncredited))
Michael Jeffers
(Show Spectator (uncredited))
Robert Milasch
(Roustabout (uncredited))
Anthony Nace
(Husband (uncredited))
George Ovey
(Boy (uncredited))
Buster Phelps
(Boy (uncredited))
Sailor Vincent
(Roustabout (uncredited))
Billy Wayne
(Chicago Taxi Driver (uncredited))
Tom Wilson
(Barker (uncredited))
Robert Winkler
(Boy (uncredited))
