该片是由雅克·卡特兰执导的剧情片,于1924年上映，主要讲述了:　　Married carn.ival performers are subj.ected to the ab.uses of t.heir employer in this si.len.t film gem that has not .received as .much attention .as it deserves. When the. boss' unwanted adva.nces on t.he wif.e are refused, he .taunts a lion until i.t nearly kills her. B.ut the other performers ass.ist in a unique plot .for revenge. Jaque Catel.ain directs and. stars in. this film made for infl.uen.tial French director Mar.cel L'He.rbier's pro.duction company. Some so.urces also list L'He.rbier as .co-dir.ector, as he is cr.edited here. The film. boasts some rapid-fi.re editing techniques that .were decades ahead of. its time.