Hoop-La (1919)
Hoop-La, the beautiful star of Minor's Mammoth Circus, a one-ring affair which tours county fairs and small towns, delights crowds with her bare-back riding, trapeze acts, and clowning. Reared in the confines of the circus by Old Toodles the clown, in accordance with her father's dying request, Hoop-La naively accepts the attentions of good-looking Joe McGee, a cheap horseman, after winning a race for him as a jockey. Tony Barrows, the foppish scion of a wealthy family, falls in love with Hoop-La, but she resents his snobbery and makes faces at him. When Hoop-La learns that her father was wealthy, she secretly marries McGee to save herself from a dull society life, but when she discovers McGee's true character, she promises to keep him supplied with money if he leaves.
Director: Louis Chaudet
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Billie Rhodes as Hoop-La Charters |
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Bertram Grassby as Tony Barrows |
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John B. Cooke as Old Toodles |
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Val Paul as Joe McGee |
| Directing | Louis Chaudet | Director |
| Crew | Harry M. Fowler | Cinematography |