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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  Humphrey Bogart

  Nick Coster
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  Sylvia Sidney

  Flo Lorraine
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  Eddie Albert

  Matt Varney
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  Joan Leslie

  Mary Coster
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  Sig Ruman

  Hoffman the Great
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  Cliff Clark

  Doc
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  Charley Foy

  Snapper
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  Frank Wilcox

  Tex
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  John Ridgely

  Arch
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  Clara Blandick

  Mrs. Williams