High Jump

May. 01,1959      
Rating:
4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

After he accidentally causes the death of his partner, trapeze artist Bill Ryan leaves the circus and sinks into an alcoholic mire of self-pity. Things look up when elegant Jackie Field takes interest in Bill, but she hides a sinister motive. Ignoring Kitty, the shopgirl who adores him, Bill falls for Jackie and joins her gang of thieves, but the daring stunt she has him perform may lead to disaster.

Richard Wyler as  Bill Ryan
Lisa Daniely as  Jackie Field
Leigh Madison as  Kitty
Michael Peake as  Ray Shaw
Nora Gordon as  Mrs. Barlow
Robert Raglan as  Inspector

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