The Circus Ace

• 1927
• Action & Adventure

• Watchlist

Inasmuch as cowboy superstar Tom Mix headlined his own travelling Wild West show, it was logical that he'd appear in a circus picture from time to time. The Circus Ace finds Mix as a lonesome cowpoke who falls in love with big-top equestrienne Natalie Joyce. He joins the circus himself as a trick rider and roper, and in so doing saves Joyce and her fellow performers from the crooked machinations of political boss Jake Baston. Also appearing are Stanley Blystone (brother of one of Mix's favorite directors, John Blystone) as a ringmaster, Tony the Wonder Horse, and Clarence the Kangaroo. The Circus Ace delivered value for money in spades to its 1927 audiences.