Legendary producer/writer Irwin Allen (The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno) expertly captures the spectacle of the big top, with help from an all-star cast including screen legend Vincent Price (The Fly, House of Wax) as the ringmaster and Peter Lorre (Casablanca) as a circus clown. A circus owner (Victor Mature - Kiss of Death) is on the verge of bankruptcy when his corrupt ex-partners attempt to drive him out of business. When an accountant (Oscar-winner Red Buttons Sayonara) is sent to examine the workings of the circus before a loan can be given, accidents and saboteurs plague the circus.